Lobster traps and related methods

A method for harvesting lobster, the method comprising:

• hoisting a lobster trap from water, the lobster trap comprising a top, a bottom, and sides coupled together to form a rectangular enclosure, the top comprising a door to enable access inside the rectangular enclosure, the sides comprising:
• an entrance side, the entrance side comprising an entrance that extends and narrows inwardly into the rectangular enclosure to permit entry of lobster into the rectangular enclosure;
• an escape side, the escape side comprising an escape vent to allow lobster smaller than a minimum size to escape the rectangular enclosure;
• and a harvest side, the harvest side comprising a flexible mesh and a drawstring, wherein the drawstring is releasable to expand an opening defined by the flexible mesh and is retractable to tighten the drawstring and constrict the opening;
• suspending the lobster trap with the harvest side oriented downward;
• releasing the drawstring to expand the opening and allow lobster inside the lobster trap to fall out of the lobster trap through the opening;
• retracting the drawstring to constrict the opening.

A method of manufacturing a lobster trap, the method comprising:

• providing a top, a bottom, and sides;
• the top comprising:
• a door to enable access inside the rectangular enclosure;
• the sides comprising:
• an entrance side, the entrance side comprising an entrance that extends and narrows;
• an escape side, the escape side comprising an escape vent to allow lobster smaller than a minimum size to pass through the escape vent;
• a harvest side, the harvest side comprising a flexible mesh and a drawstring, wherein the drawstring is releasable to expand an opening defined by the flexible mesh and is retractable to tighten the drawstring and constrict the opening;
• the method further comprising:
• coupling the top, the bottom, and the sides to form a rectangular enclosure.