"If you can keep pure cold water flowing around each of the animals, they're going to live much longer."— Words of wisdom from Canadian biologist Hélène Drouin, president of AQUABIOTECH, and specialist in the design and fabrication of closed-circuit tanks for the conservation of aquatic and marine life.   "Furthermore, if you keep each animal segregated in chilled water,  you can store quality lobster for at least three months, and possibly up to six months."

	Lobster trays were developed to meet longer-term holding requirements faced by lobster distributors to balance seasonal harvests with market demands.  Combined with our aquaBiota water reused systems, they provide optimum conditions for the lobster to survive and thrive in storage. The concept is appealing •  The animals are housed individually in plastic trays which are stacked up in cabinet-like assemblies. The trays may be pulled open like drawers, allowing for easy access to each lobster. •  The animals in each tray are isolated in individual compartments, a creative arrangement which protects them from attacking one another.  Movable plastic inserts, called dividers, can be custom located to accommodate a wide variety of lobster sizes and storage densities. •  Habitats are not limited to seaside installations — In inland facilities the water is recycled to very high proportions (close to 100% of the total water  volume in the system).   The higher the level of water reuse in a chilled system,  the more significant the energy savings while  the animals are protected from ambient sea water pollution and tide fluctuations.