Aussie Lobster Men Explained

Runtime:	30 minutes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Executive Producer:	Darren Chau
Network:	7mate
Last Aired:	present
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	20

Aussie Lobster Men (also marketed as Giant Lobster Hunters) is an Australian reality television series which debuted on 12 February 2019 on 7mate. The series portrays the real life events of crews aboard commercial fishing vessels in the waters around Tasmania searching for Tasmanian rock lobsters.^[1]

10 episodes were produced for Season 1 following 25 fishermen over a 10-week period in 2018.^[2]

Season 2 was commissioned by Darren Chau for the Discovery Channel and premiered on 16 October 2019 across Foxtel and Sky (New Zealand).^[3]

Background

The program received $200,000 funding from the Government of Tasmania in September 2018^[4] with the series produced for $1.4 million overall.^[2] The series was commissioned for the Seven Network's male-skewing multichannel 7mate^[5] and is co-produced by Fredbird Entertainment and Tasmanian-based Winning Post Productions, and distributed internationally by TCB Media Rights.^[6]

See also

• Aussie Gold Hunters
• Outback Opal Hunters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Airdate: Aussie Lobster Men. 7 February 2018. David. Knox. TV Tonight.
2. Web site: Tasmanian fishers star in new documentary series Aussie Lobster Men . 29 September 2018. Lachlan. Bennett. The Advocate.
3. Web site: Tassie’s Aussie Lobster Men take to the seas again.
4. Web site: New television series showcases Tasmanian lobsters. Elise. Archer. Tasmanian Government.
5. Web site: TV Tonight. David. Knox. 7mate orders Aussie Lobster Men. 20 October 2018.
6. Web site: Aussie Lobster Men Tackles Australia’s Deadliest Ocean For 7Mate. Fredbird Entertainment. 9 February 2019.