PORTLAND, Maine — Maine has seen its share of blue lobsters,
orange lobsters, albino lobsters and calico lobsters. But one on
display at a Portland research facility has all of those turning
green with envy.
The lobster at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute is half orange
and half brown.
The lobster was caught by lobsterman Jeff Edwards and was donated
by Ship to Shore Lobster Co. in Owl's Head.
Research Institute spokesman Steven Profaizer says it's being kept
in a tank used by the LabVenture education experience. For the
program, the institute transports about 10,000 students each
year.
As for the lobster, it is indeed rare. The Lobster Institute at the
University of Maine tells WMTW-TV this type of two-tone lobster is
one in 50 million. Only albino lobsters are rarer.
