''Aussie Lobster Men'' (also marketed as ''Giant Lobster Hunters'') is an Australian

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which debuted on 12 February 2019 on

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. The series portrays the

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events of crews aboard

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vessels in the waters around

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searching for Tasmanian rock lobsters. 10 episodes were produced for Season 1 following 25 fishermen over a 10-week period in 2018. Season 2 was commissioned by

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for the

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and premiered on 16 October 2019 across

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and

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Background

The program received $200,000 funding from the Government of Tasmania in September 2018 with the series produced for $1.4 million overall. The series was commissioned for the

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's male-skewing multichannel 7mate and is co-produced by Fredbird Entertainment and Tasmanian-based Winning Post Productions, and distributed internationally by TCB Media Rights.

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