Tim Staples and the lobstermen of the Pine Point Co-op have been running their facility for over 30 years. The co-op is made up of about 15 local lobstermen who bring their catch in daily and sell wholesale and retail through their pound in Scarborough. They have moderate sized natural seawater holding tanks that tops out at 8,000 lbs but Tim notes they never run it that full. To insure quality, Pine Point rotates their stock about every 3 days, so you know these are really fresh lobster. The coop lobstermen pull traps all year long so you can be assured of a good supply available, even in winter. A real selling point for us is that Pine Point ships their lobsters in “slot boxes” – boxes that resemble wine boxes, with each lobster getting their own slot. By separating them like this, it provides the maximum protection and gives the highest assurance that the critters arrive alive, even in the summer shedding season when they are more fragile. Their boxes include bibs, cooking instructions and placemats. They also have steamers for sale that the rakers dig right in the clam flats outside their window. The web site says a minimum purchase of 4 lobsters but Tim says just ignore it. He’ll get around to changing that soon. A top quality provider with a long track record of success.