A blue lobster caught in waters off the coast, is said to be a 1-in-2-million exception to the rust-colored norm.He has been staying in his own container in
Martin's Fish Co.'s lobster tank since the crew of the Pot Luck fishing
boat brought him in with the Thursday catch.
"We
like to name all our lobsters," assistant manager Ginger Nappi said
Friday while people gathered around the tank, checking out Toby.
Toby is blue because of a genetic variation that
shows up in about one of every 2 million born that causes the lobster to
produce an excessive amount of a particular protein that gives it that
pigmentation, according to the University of Maine Lobster Institute.Even
more rare: A yellow lobster, estimated to be a 1-in-30-million anomoly,
and the 1-in-100-million albino lobster, the Lobster Institute said.
