Posted on 06/10/2013 6:30:47 AM PDT by rickmichaels
A rare blue lobster was caught in waters near Antigonish on Friday.
According to research based out of the University of Maine, the odds of catching a blue lobster in North America are about one in two million. The blue coloration is caused by a genetic defect that causes the lobster to produce an excessive amount of a particular protein that gives the lobster the unique color.
Sheldon Trenholm of South River, N.S. was the lucky lobsterman who caught the brilliant blue crustacean near Monks Head.
Trenholm said at first he didn't know what it was thrashing in the trap with seven or eight other lobsters.
He took a few pictures, showed a few friends and then he threw it back because the lobster was too small to keep.
I turned colors that remain undiscovered by modern science.
ummmm - they served you a live lobster?
Even blue lobsters turn red after cooked ;o)
Yep, my thoughts exactly. It’s pretty cool that he just figured he’d throw it back. Good reason we protect our fisheries - what remains of them - from the Chinese, Japs, and Russians.
No - they turn red
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/10/why-lobsters-and-crabs-turn-red-when-cooked/
No. It was cooked and blue and that’s why I sent it back.
If anyone doubts it they can always go to the local pet shop, buy a blue crayfish, and do the experiment.
I saw what I saw. I did not send back a red lobster. All else is theory.
He doesn't look too smart to me 
We got a blue one just like that in the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.
You can also turn a lobster blue by feeding it...lobster!
“Spare him, his life, from this monstrosity...”
(Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody)
They also feed you Crab cakes made with meat from Thailand.
I live in Maine, and lobstermen from time to time catch lobsters that are yellow, white, blue, etc. These rare lobsters are feature stories on TV and other local media.
These unusual lobsters are sent to public aquariums in Portland, ME, Boston or elsewhere.
Exactly
AF-1 heads for will call order Michelle rubs hands.
And the initial “excuse” they offered for the change was lame - the colors change with a party-in-power shift - knowing that by the time the shift happened again, the public would’ve forgotten and had little problem with Red R’s and Blue D’s.
Blue Lobster Cult.
They also feed you Crab cakes made with meat from Thailand.
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Ouch!
In 1994 I caught one and donated it to the Norwalk, CT Maritime Aquarium.
I also caught a bright orange one that was even more spectacular.
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