Fisherman catches ultra rare ‘one in two million’ blue lobster
Biologists estimate the chance of catching a blue lobster is one in two million.
By Lauren Beavis via SWNS
A fisherman caught a rare ‘one in two million’ blue lobster - and rehomed it in a local aquarium.
Blue lobsters are believed to be so rare that marine biologists estimate the chance of catching one is one in two million.
Chris Puckey caught the lobster on his FY124 boat called Katytu at the weekend.
It turned up in one of Chris' pots and was caught off the coast close to Polperro, South Cornwall.
Jacquie Spencer, the owner of Kitty's Lobster, Crab and Seafood Shack, said: "Chris supplies me regularly with lobsters, and Chris and I are overwhelmed by the lobster being pulled up in his pot.
"It really is a real treat to see one such a vivid blue color and reportedly only one in two million!"
Jacquie explained why the pair decided to rehome the lobster at a local aquarium that does not wish to be named.
She added: "We considered returning it to the sea but decided it needed to be protected from another pot or predator and the best way to do this was to secure it a home in a local aquarium which fantastically we were able to do.
"It will now live out its life in a beautiful natural seawater aquarium, protected from predators."
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