A rare 'electric' blue lobster has been rescued from being sold to a hungry punter and will instead be put on display at the London Aquarium.
The deep-blue-coloured crustacean, which was caught by fishermen off the east coast of Scotland, was found by Rex Goldsmith on sale at Billingsgate market in London.
'It's the most striking blue lobster I have seen in my 30 years in the business and was too nice to put in a pot and boil,' said Goldsmith.
Shocked by the intense colour of the lobster, Rex decided to buy it and take it home with him to inform researchers at the National History Museum.
'I had a word with the seller and we both agreed on how nice it looked. He sold it to me for £10, which is the normal price for a lobster that size.'
The researchers believe the lobster gained its blue exterior because of a possible rare genetic alteration. Coming from a similar species of lobster to the homarus americanus of the US, the creature should have been born with a much darker blue exoskeleton.
This particular species of lobster is found in British waters as well as in Norway, the Mediterranean, Crete and Morocco.
Yet to be given a proper name, Mr Goldsmith's find will now be on display at the London Aquarium.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/881934-electric-blue-lobster-finds-new-home-at-london-aquarium-after-being-saved#ixzz1eWtqI0LL
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Youppi, Rare Orange Lobster, Dies
MONTREAL - It wasn't boiling water but possibly a variation in temperature in his saltwater tank that wound up cooking Youpi, the celebrity lobster.
Plans are underway now to celebrate the short, mostly uneventful life of the sea creature whose beady, unblinking eyes warmed the hearts of Canadians, some of whom perhaps dreamed only of seeing him on their plate.
He earned minor national fame, grabbing news headlines for the genetic defect that turned him a bright orange — a one-in-10-million hue for a living lobster.
An afficionado of pretty much any shrimp that was fed to him, the three-pound Youpi became a truly heavenly lobster on Nov. 4.
"It could have been a variation in temperature" in his tank, said Guylaine Frechette, director of the nature centre that gave him a home. She added that the exact cause of his demise hasn't been determined.
But Youpi won't be forgotten.
He'll be celebrated in a year-long sendoff with the lobster laid out on display, allowing people to pay their respects — or just to learn something about lobsters.
Read more here ...
Plans are underway now to celebrate the short, mostly uneventful life of the sea creature whose beady, unblinking eyes warmed the hearts of Canadians, some of whom perhaps dreamed only of seeing him on their plate.
He earned minor national fame, grabbing news headlines for the genetic defect that turned him a bright orange — a one-in-10-million hue for a living lobster.
An afficionado of pretty much any shrimp that was fed to him, the three-pound Youpi became a truly heavenly lobster on Nov. 4.
"It could have been a variation in temperature" in his tank, said Guylaine Frechette, director of the nature centre that gave him a home. She added that the exact cause of his demise hasn't been determined.
But Youpi won't be forgotten.
He'll be celebrated in a year-long sendoff with the lobster laid out on display, allowing people to pay their respects — or just to learn something about lobsters.
Read more here ...
Friday, May 6, 2011
Claw Machines In St. Paul Bars Boast Live Lobsters
May 5, 2011 5:02 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The claw machines in two St. Paul bars boast something quite different than the typical stuffed animal — they’ve got live lobsters.
For $2 a pop, customers at Shamrocks Grill and Pub can try their hand at winning their very own lobster. If they do, the kitchen staff cooks it for them and serves it with broccoli and bread.
But Minnesota Public Radio reports that can quickly turn into $20, as the lobsters are difficult to catch.
There’s another one at Tiffany Sports Lounge in St. Paul, and the distributor has plans for two more, including one at Burrito Loco in Minneapolis.
Although similar operations have drawn complaints from animal rights groups in other states, distributor Cliff Hentz said they’re treated no differently than the lobsters at Red Lobster.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/05/05/claw-machines-in-st-paul-bars-boast-live-lobsters/
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The claw machines in two St. Paul bars boast something quite different than the typical stuffed animal — they’ve got live lobsters.
For $2 a pop, customers at Shamrocks Grill and Pub can try their hand at winning their very own lobster. If they do, the kitchen staff cooks it for them and serves it with broccoli and bread.
But Minnesota Public Radio reports that can quickly turn into $20, as the lobsters are difficult to catch.
There’s another one at Tiffany Sports Lounge in St. Paul, and the distributor has plans for two more, including one at Burrito Loco in Minneapolis.
Although similar operations have drawn complaints from animal rights groups in other states, distributor Cliff Hentz said they’re treated no differently than the lobsters at Red Lobster.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/05/05/claw-machines-in-st-paul-bars-boast-live-lobsters/
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Monster Lobster Caught Off Miami Beach
Diver Needed Both Hands To Snag BugPOSTED: Sunday, September 12, 2010
UPDATED: 10:37 am EDT September 12, 2010
MIAMI BEACH, FL -- A lobster hunter made the catch of his life off Miami Beach.
He snagged a huge lobster that weighed in at more than 9 pounds.
The spiny lobster also measured more than 2 feet long.
Max Ramos caught the lobster.
He said he had to put it into a bear hug to get it into his boat.
http://www.justnews.com/news/24976305/detail.html
Monster Lobster Caught Off Miami Beach
Diver Needed Both Hands To Snag BugPOSTED: Sunday, September 12, 2010
UPDATED: 10:37 am EDT September 12, 2010
MIAMI BEACH, FL -- A lobster hunter made the catch of his life off Miami Beach.
He snagged a huge lobster that weighed in at more than 9 pounds.
The spiny lobster also measured more than 2 feet long.
Max Ramos caught the lobster.
He said he had to put it into a bear hug to get it into his boat.
http://www.justnews.com/news/24976305/detail.html
Monday, December 14, 2009
Part-time fisherman captures 'monster lobster' off Devon coast
A part-time fisherman captured one of the biggest lobsters ever caught in British waters – but spared the creature's life because he thought it looked too old to eat. By Matthew Moore
Published: 1:55PM GMT 14 Dec 2009
Simon Sharp, 42, noticed the large crustacean had become caught in his nets while fishing for Dover sole off the coast of Dartmouth in Devon.
After hauling the lobster on board with the help of his wife, Mr Sharp found that it stretched more than three feet from the tip of its claw to the end of its tail.
The claws themselves were 14 inches long and eight inches wide – powerful enough to take off a human hand.
But after taking photos of the lobster on his mobile phone, the boat builder decided to throw it back into the sea. Given the animal's size, experts say it could have been up to 100 years old.
"It was a great big barnacled old thing but it looked very old and sluggish so we decided it had to go back in quickly," Mr Sharp said.
"It was no good for eating – it would be as tough as old boots."
A spokeswoman from the Marine Conservation Society praised the couple for releasing their catch.
"Older lobsters are really important to the breeding stock, as they actually put more energy into reproduction as they get older, and it's good to keep them going. Lobsters are often, like cod, over-fished," she said.
The biggest lobster ever caught in British waters, off Fowey in Cornwall in 1931, was more than four feet long, not including its claws, and weighed 1st 6lb.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6810249/Part-time-fisherman-captures-monster-lobster-off-Devon-coast.html
Part-time fisherman captures 'monster lobster' off Devon coast
A part-time fisherman captured one of the biggest lobsters ever caught in British waters – but spared the creature's life because he thought it looked too old to eat. By Matthew Moore
Published: 1:55PM GMT 14 Dec 2009
Simon Sharp, 42, noticed the large crustacean had become caught in his nets while fishing for Dover sole off the coast of Dartmouth in Devon.
After hauling the lobster on board with the help of his wife, Mr Sharp found that it stretched more than three feet from the tip of its claw to the end of its tail.
The claws themselves were 14 inches long and eight inches wide – powerful enough to take off a human hand.
But after taking photos of the lobster on his mobile phone, the boat builder decided to throw it back into the sea. Given the animal's size, experts say it could have been up to 100 years old.
"It was a great big barnacled old thing but it looked very old and sluggish so we decided it had to go back in quickly," Mr Sharp said.
"It was no good for eating – it would be as tough as old boots."
A spokeswoman from the Marine Conservation Society praised the couple for releasing their catch.
"Older lobsters are really important to the breeding stock, as they actually put more energy into reproduction as they get older, and it's good to keep them going. Lobsters are often, like cod, over-fished," she said.
The biggest lobster ever caught in British waters, off Fowey in Cornwall in 1931, was more than four feet long, not including its claws, and weighed 1st 6lb.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6810249/Part-time-fisherman-captures-monster-lobster-off-Devon-coast.html
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Lobster’s home goes up with bomb explosion
Right: HOMELESS? The lobster’s claw is visible in the pictureThursday 8th October 2009
By James Morton
IT may have provided a spectacular spectacle in Swanage Bay, but the detonation of a Second World War bomb has bad news for one member of the Purbeck community.
A lone lobster that had set up home in the 600lb device has been left homeless by the blast.
Divers who discovered the explosive off Ballard Point on Tuesday hope the crustacean managed to relocate before disposal experts came to discharge it.
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said: “The lobster had set up home inside the bomb.
“We sincerely hope it managed to escape before the detonation.”
Divers chanced upon the device and its inhabitant on a leisure dive.
They photographed it and notified the coastguard, who contacted the bomb disposal team.
The bomb was identified as a Second World War ground mine, which had lain undiscovered on the seabed for more than 60 years. The blast at lunchtime on Wednesday sent a 30ft plume of water into the air and shook the ground around Swanage.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4672965.Lobster___s_home_goes_up_with_bomb_explosion/
(Submitted by Mark North)
Lobster’s home goes up with bomb explosion
Right: HOMELESS? The lobster’s claw is visible in the pictureThursday 8th October 2009
By James Morton
IT may have provided a spectacular spectacle in Swanage Bay, but the detonation of a Second World War bomb has bad news for one member of the Purbeck community.
A lone lobster that had set up home in the 600lb device has been left homeless by the blast.
Divers who discovered the explosive off Ballard Point on Tuesday hope the crustacean managed to relocate before disposal experts came to discharge it.
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said: “The lobster had set up home inside the bomb.
“We sincerely hope it managed to escape before the detonation.”
Divers chanced upon the device and its inhabitant on a leisure dive.
They photographed it and notified the coastguard, who contacted the bomb disposal team.
The bomb was identified as a Second World War ground mine, which had lain undiscovered on the seabed for more than 60 years. The blast at lunchtime on Wednesday sent a 30ft plume of water into the air and shook the ground around Swanage.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4672965.Lobster___s_home_goes_up_with_bomb_explosion/
(Submitted by Mark North)
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Lobster Bombs
PORTLAND, Maine - A congresswoman says the Coast Guard has rescinded a rule that prohibited lobstermen from fishing in the waters around a remote Maine island.Rep. Chellie Pingree says Coast Guard officials told her Tuesday night that they had withdrawn the rule making waters around Seal Island off-limits. Officials had been concerned about unexploded bombs left over from the mid-20th century when the Navy used the island as an aerial bombing range. Pingree says the rule was withdrawn because the risk level is unknown and the economic impact on fishermen is greater than first thought.
The island, which serves as a nesting ground for the once-endangered puffin, is closed to public access. The waters surrounding the island are listed as a "danger zone" on nautical charts.
About 30 fishermen tend to hundreds of traps in the waters.
http://www.startribune.com/nation/59473312.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ
Lobster Bombs
PORTLAND, Maine - A congresswoman says the Coast Guard has rescinded a rule that prohibited lobstermen from fishing in the waters around a remote Maine island.Rep. Chellie Pingree says Coast Guard officials told her Tuesday night that they had withdrawn the rule making waters around Seal Island off-limits. Officials had been concerned about unexploded bombs left over from the mid-20th century when the Navy used the island as an aerial bombing range. Pingree says the rule was withdrawn because the risk level is unknown and the economic impact on fishermen is greater than first thought.
The island, which serves as a nesting ground for the once-endangered puffin, is closed to public access. The waters surrounding the island are listed as a "danger zone" on nautical charts.
About 30 fishermen tend to hundreds of traps in the waters.
http://www.startribune.com/nation/59473312.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ
Friday, June 12, 2009
Mass. yellow lobster is a 1 in 30 million rarity
Thu Jun 11, 8:48 pm ET
EASTHAM, Mass. – This lobster will catch your eye, but not because you're imagining its tail dipped in butter. It is bright orange and yellow, even though it's never been near a boiling pot.
Specialists tell The Boston Globe it's called a "yellow lobster" and it's one in 30 million.
The lobster now named Fiona was recently caught off Canada. It was given by a friend to Nathan Nickerson, the owner of Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar in Eastham, on Cape Cod.
New England Aquarium director of research Michael Tlusty says a rare genetic mutation produces yellow lobsters.
Life isn't easy for such animals. Their bright colors make it easy for predators to spot them.
Nickerson said the human predators at his restaurant will never get Fiona. He said it would be like steaming a Rembrandt.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090612/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_yellow_lobster
EASTHAM, Mass. – This lobster will catch your eye, but not because you're imagining its tail dipped in butter. It is bright orange and yellow, even though it's never been near a boiling pot.
Specialists tell The Boston Globe it's called a "yellow lobster" and it's one in 30 million.
The lobster now named Fiona was recently caught off Canada. It was given by a friend to Nathan Nickerson, the owner of Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar in Eastham, on Cape Cod.
New England Aquarium director of research Michael Tlusty says a rare genetic mutation produces yellow lobsters.
Life isn't easy for such animals. Their bright colors make it easy for predators to spot them.
Nickerson said the human predators at his restaurant will never get Fiona. He said it would be like steaming a Rembrandt.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090612/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_yellow_lobster
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Giant lobster takes over U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys
Shannon McGregor - AHN Special Categories Editor
Miami, FL (AHN) -- The infamous giant lobster of Plantation Key used U.S. 1 as a route to her new home Friday morning in the Florida Keys. Betsey, a rather large lobster at three-stories tall, has made a new home in front of the Rain Barrel Artisan Village shopping complex at U.S. 1 mile marker 86.7.
Made from fiberglass and metal, Betsey is a detailed, biologically accurate sculpture of a female spiny lobster. She moved to her new home after her old perch, a former shopping complex, was converted to a school, the Florida Keys Keynoter reported.
Artist Richard Blaze, who was commissioned to create the giant lobster by a local restaurant, created Betsey using his fiberglass skills. The restaurant closed before the sculpture was done, and the late Tom Vellanti acquired it for display at his Treasure Village shopping complex.
Betsey has made appearances on TV shows and has even been featured in the Sport Illustrated swimsuit issue.
http://www.ncbuy.com/news/2009-03-27/1017518.html
Miami, FL (AHN) -- The infamous giant lobster of Plantation Key used U.S. 1 as a route to her new home Friday morning in the Florida Keys. Betsey, a rather large lobster at three-stories tall, has made a new home in front of the Rain Barrel Artisan Village shopping complex at U.S. 1 mile marker 86.7.
Made from fiberglass and metal, Betsey is a detailed, biologically accurate sculpture of a female spiny lobster. She moved to her new home after her old perch, a former shopping complex, was converted to a school, the Florida Keys Keynoter reported.
Artist Richard Blaze, who was commissioned to create the giant lobster by a local restaurant, created Betsey using his fiberglass skills. The restaurant closed before the sculpture was done, and the late Tom Vellanti acquired it for display at his Treasure Village shopping complex.
Betsey has made appearances on TV shows and has even been featured in the Sport Illustrated swimsuit issue.
http://www.ncbuy.com/news/2009-03-27/1017518.html
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