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No dinnerplate blues for lobster

A blue lobster has been saved from certain death by a fisherman.

BBC News reports that ‘Bluey’ the lobster moulted and developed a bright blue shell, which would have made him a target for North Sea predators. However, before he could be eaten, he was found by a fisherman who took pity and donated him to a Tynemouth aquarium.

Bluey measures more than 36cm in length and weighs over 2kg. Zahra d’Aronville, from Blue Reef, said: “Scientists say that only one in every three to five million is this colour. “Lobsters this colour usually get eaten when they are much younger and smaller so it is very unusual to see a lobster of this colour so big.”

To see a picture of Bluey, go to BBC Online

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .