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Overcrowded claw-bound lobsters in New Malden chain supermarket

Retail store - New, England

Overcrowded claw-bound lobsters in New Malden chain supermarket

Feb, 2026

Crabs and lobsters sold in chain retail store in New Malden. Observer "Lobsters in a tank divided into 3. The tank is approximately 120cm by 80cm so the middle section looks around 60cm wide & the outer two 30cm each. When I went in this evening there were 2 quite perky lobsters in the left tank, about 5-8 lobsters in the middle tank and at least 12 very inactive lobsters in the right hand tank all on top of each other. Hard to see how many in total because the water was quite cloudy despite the water running in from the top. I had to look a while to see if any in the full tank were moving & alive but a couple at the front were moving their antennae. When I went in on Saturday there were about 3 large crabs in the left hand tank. The lobsters claws are taped up. I can’t remember if the crabs claws were taped. Ongoing since the store opened in September 2025. "

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