It has been hailed as the greatest chance in decades for the average Aussie to feast on lobster for Christmas or a summer BBQ, with prices falling to their lowest in decades and even supermarkets offloading the normally luxury priced crustaceans for as little as $20 a pop.
However the buzz surrounding an oversupply of both Western and Eastern Rock Lobsters - due to the pandemic and Australia's ongoing trade rift with China - does bring with it some caveats according to the experts who say buyers still need to do their homework.
Sydney Fish Markets spokesman Alex Stollznow said there is a vast disparity between prices of lobsters from east and Western Australia.