What appeared as a shinny blue can in a lobster trap turned out to be a rare, cobalt-blue lobster. The 1 1/2 pound lobster was caught near the Isle of Shoals, about six miles off the coast.
New England Aquarium Research Director Mike Tlusty said only one in 5 million lobsters are blue.
Tlusty said blue lobsters are different in that they are better at processing astaxanthin, an antioxidant with a red pigment derived from algae. The substance bonds with proteins in the lobster's shell, resulting in the blue pigment.
New England Aquarium Research Director Mike Tlusty said only one in 5 million lobsters are blue.
Tlusty said blue lobsters are different in that they are better at processing astaxanthin, an antioxidant with a red pigment derived from algae. The substance bonds with proteins in the lobster's shell, resulting in the blue pigment.
So what happened to the lobster?
They said it was delicious...just kidding, the lobster was donated to the Seacoast Science Center.
