NB Fisherman Caught A Really Rare Lobster. NBD

Featured Image Credit: Richardson Family

Last week, a New Brunswick lobster fisherman had the catch of his career. After 50 years of hauling in lobsters in Richibucto Cape, Eugene Richard landed a very rare ghost lobster. Boo!

Lobsters typically range in color from brown to a greenish-blue. Albino lobsters lack pigments, so their blue blood can be seen through their shells, which gives them a pale blue shimmer.

Scientists have reported that the odds of catching an albino lobster is about 1 in 100 million. What’s the obvious next step? With that kind of luck, you can bet he played the lotto!

No worries, the Richard family donated the three-quarter pound lobster to the New Brunswick Aquarium. The blue beauty will be on display and away from dinner plates.

Eugene Richard holding his rare and mesmerizing lobster. Image Credit: Bernice Richard

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