https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/85/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20190907_FNP002_0.jpg https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/09/07/why-americans-pay-more-for-lunch-than-britons-do lobster roll http://offshorelobster.org/main/lobster-facts It takes 5 to 7 years for a lobster to grow to legal size in the ocean. A lobster at legal size will weigh approximately 1 pound.