Trevor Corson is the author of the worldwide pop-science bestseller
The Secret Life of Lobsters. As “The Lobster Sex Guy,” he visits colleges, schools, museums, clubs, and corporate retreats to give humorous talks that teach biology and conservation. As a lobster-science expert and former lobster fisherman, he shares stories about the hilarious undersea antics of lobsters, the rugged lives of the fishermen who catch them, and the need for sustainability in an age of vanishing seafood.
How fishermen and scientists are unraveling the mysteries of our favorite crustacean
“Hot stuff!”
—CBS Sunday Morning
• Worldwide pop-science bestseller
• A Best Nature Book of the Year, USA Today & Discover
• A Best Book of the Year, TimeOut New York
“One of the best lectures I’ve ever been to. Of course, I’ve now found myself in the strange position of having to explain lobster sex and pissing.”
—Kelly Drake
Mystic Seaport Museum
“We have a student who never laughs at anything. During Trevor’s talk he was cracking up.”
—Teacher
Massachusetts High School Marine Science Symposium
“Trevor Corson is a superb speaker whose thorough knowledge about his subject is complemented by his witty and authoritative style of delivery. He’s a true professional, wonderful to work with, able to handle anything thrown his way, and we look forward to working with him again.”
—Greg McGruder
Vice President, National Geographic Live! & Museum
National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
“We all enjoyed the lobster porn! Great fun and most educational.”
—Member, Woman’s Club of Richmond
All text, photos, videos, and other content on this website that was originally created by Trevor Corson is copyrighted material, © Trevor Corson.
“The Lobster Sex Guy” and “Sushi Concierge” are TradeMarks of Trevor Corson.
Lobsters
Topics
Stand-up Comedy
Real Lobsters Don’t Mate for Life!
Watch “The Lobster Sex Guy” dig for late-night laughs
with his crustacean porn. Warning: The video is risqué!
DC Improv Comedy Club
Articles on lobsters
by Trevor Corson
Lobstermen Are Candidly Looking for Sex
Newsday, September 2, 2007
Lobster on Trial: Boiling Point
First it was veal. Then foie gras. Now animal rights activists, ethical eaters, and even Whole Foods executives are targeting a new evil—your lobster dinner.
Boston Magazine, July 2006
In the movies, as in America, when a man really wants to impress a lady, he takes her out for a lobster dinner. But what’s so romantic about dining on a sea-dwelling cockroach the size of a cat?
Portland Magazine, June 2006
Waiter! There’s a Federal Scientist in My Lobster Bisque!
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2005
Government scientists say that lobsters are being dangerously overfished. Lobstermen insist that stocks are plentiful. It's a familiar kind of standoff—except that now a new breed of ecologist has taken to the waters, using scuba gear, underwater robots, and even nuclear submarines, in order to figure out what's going on. It turns out that the lore and lessons of the lobsterman are worth paying attention to.
Atlantic Monthly, April 1, 2002
When you live on a small Maine island in winter, you appreciate little things: the store proprietor's homemade pizza, the postmistress's heavenly cream puffs. And when you work on the water in winter, little things mean even more.
Christian Science Monitor, January 15, 1998
Blog posts on lobsters
(just a few of the many)
by Trevor Corson
How to Kill a Lobster—The Humane Way
Dedicated to David Foster Wallace.
How Whole Foods Kills its Lobsters
The 40-ton CrustaStun.
Trevor’s Top Five Reasons Why Whole Foods is Hypocritical
A stupid decision from a company that should know better.
I Kill and Eat the World’s Worst-Tasting Lobster
The life and death of Ham.
