Boiling Rare Lobster Would Be Like "Steaming A Rembrandt"

EASTHAM, Mass. — This lobster will catch your eye, but not because you're imagining its tail dipped in butter. It is bright orange and yellow, even though it's never been near a boiling pot.

Specialists tell The Boston Globe it's called a "yellow lobster" and it's one in 30 million.

The lobster now named Fiona was recently caught off Canada. It was given by a friend to Nathan Nickerson, the owner of Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar in Eastham, on Cape Cod.

New England Aquarium director of research Michael Tlusty says a rare genetic mutation produces yellow lobsters.

Life isn't easy for such animals. Their bright colors make it easy for predators to spot them.

Nickerson said the human predators at his restaurant will never get Fiona. He said it would be like steaming a Rembrandt.

Comments

[KJLSanDiego]

it is a pretty color, give it a nice home in a tank instead!

[grey sells]

Did she spawn before she was caught? Both the blue and yellow lobsters are rare and I hope the genes are saved for research and breeding programmes. Be fun to have colours to pick from when you buy a lobster!

[Dystopic]

the blue lobsters are about 1 in 1000 to 1 in 10000. Blues taste sweeter than reds...

I have never heard of a yellow lobster

as a child I once caught a white crayfish

[jimrs6]

Filet Mignon and Fiona. Serve it up.

[CrittersRTasty]

Like steaming a Rembrandt....a wonderful, tasty, buttery Rembrandt.­...mmmmmmm­m.........­.

[MsIrisMG]

Free Willie...I mean Fiona.

[Z-Liberator]

Oh god fine art lobster with butter, Yummm!

[Jas Wee]

Oh THANK GOD he's not cooking it :0

[mick7191]

Turn it loose, man.

[pakaal]

"Life isn't easy for such animals. Their bright colors make it easy for predators to spot them."

Bad genes = extinction anyway, dump that bad boy into some boiling water and let's have at him!

[Xylem44]

Rembrandt with butter, yum!

[dildeaux]

Sounds like she was lucky to get caught. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm lobster *drooling*

[garymc8]

Bet it taste like a cross between a California Condor and a Bald Eagle

[truthartbeauty]

as well as a horrible and evil act of cruelty

[Trittydi]

Absolutely.
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[CrittersRTasty]

mmmmm....tasty evil acts.....
It's really just self defense. These bottom feeders would eat me if they had the chance...

[fcsakes]

So, Fiona is a female? How wonderful! I wonder if she could be mated and maybe have more strawberry blonde babies.