Weaverville California - Trinity County Map - Weaverville is located in Northern California and nestled at the foot of the Trinity Alps Wilderness. For GPS users, entering the intersection of CA-3 and CA-299 in the Trip function will get you here.
The higher the temperature, the faster the lobster uses up oxygen and the higher the probability of drying out. Keeping lobsters moist is even more important because the gills (like our lungs) need moisture to function. When handled properly, lively, hard-shelled lobsters can easily live out of water for 4 or 5 days. Keeping lobsters moist doesn't mean that they have to be submerged. In fact, lobsters are much better off being out of water during shipment.
A lobster would use these reserves when it is in storage. Lobsters are naturally adapted to going without food for long periods of time. During the winter, when water temperatures are cold (below 39 o F or 4 C), lobsters go into a state similar to hibernation and stop feeding.