An extremely rare, bright orange American lobster caught earlier this month in Maine’s Casco Bay by a lobstering crew has found a home at the University of New England’s marine science center.
The chances of catching an orange lobster is one-in-30 million, according to Charles Tilburg, a UNE professor of marine science who said he bases that estimate on the total annual lobster landings and anecdotal reports of orange lobsters. The lobster was the first catch of the day on June 2 for the crew of the Deborah & Megan, a fishing vessel captained by Gregg Turner, Tilburg told CNN. The bright orange lobster came up alone in the trap of crew member Mandy Cyr, Tilburg said.
Tilburg said the claw should eventually grow back though it’s uncertain whether it will match her orange carapace. “This is the million-dollar question,” Tilburg said. “If the coloring is solely due to genetics, it should grow back orange. However, if some of the coloring was due to the environment or diet, it may grow back a different color due to the new environment of the lobster. “Our yellow lobster’s claws have grown back with a blueish tint to them,” he said.
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