NEW ENGLAND'S THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND'S RARE ORANGE LOBSTER - IS OFFICIALLY A MOTHER. THE UNIQUELY COLORED CRUSTACEAN HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO MORE RARE ORANGE LOBSTERS THAT STUDENTS WILL NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY. CATEMCCUSKER BRINGS US A LOOK AT "PEACHES" AND HER BABY LOBSTERS. LAST YEAR - THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND WELCOMED "PEACHES" - THE ORANGE COLORED LOBSTER. 00;00;22;13 - 00;00;48;16 PROFESSOR ORANGE LOBSTERS ARE PRETTY RARE IN ITSELF. AND, SUPPOSEDLY THEY'RE ABOUT ONE INCH 30 MILLION OF FINDING AN ORANGE LOBSTER, BUT RARELY WE FIND ANY EGG BEARING FEMALES. NOW PEACHES - ALONG WITH NORMA - THE NORMAL COLORED LOBSTER - HAVE BOTH GIVEN BIRTH TO ABOUT 140 TINY BABY LOBSTERS. 00;05;08;24 - 00;05;22;29 RUBY "THIS IS SO EXCITING. I'M DISCOVERING NEW INFORMATION THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER SEEN OR HEARD OF." THIS OFFSPRING ALLOWS FACULTY AND STUDENTS AT UNE TO STUDY THE GENETIC BASIS BEHIND THESE LOBSTERS AND THEIR RARE COLORATION. 00;01;09;17 - 00;01;36;22 SPEAKER 2 "WE HAVE THEM WHILE THEY DEVELOP FROM THOSE DIFFERENT LARVAL STAGE US. THEY START TINY AND THEN MOLT MULTIPLE TIMES INTO VARIOUS DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES. THAT GIVES US SO MANY MORE OPTIONS TO STUDY WHAT MAKES THEM ORANGE AND WHY AND HOW THEY'RE DIFFERENT FROM THE REGULAR COLORED LOBSTER. AND THIS RESEARCH DOESN'T END WITH PEACHES AND HER ORANGE BABIES 00;02;34;04 - 00;02;57;04 PROFESSOR "NOW, BY SURPRISE, WE HAVE A SECOND, ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY WITH PINEAPPLE ALSO CARRYING EGGS, WHICH WILL HATCH NEXT JUNE. WITH NEW RARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT RESEARCHERS HOPE WIL
Rare find: Father-son lobstermen pull calico lobster from Maine waters
Calico lobsters are one of the rarest kinds of lobsters in the world
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Updated: 6:58 PM CDT Aug 16, 2024
Another uniquely colored lobster has been pulled from Maine waters.Sarah Seale shared a picture with Maine's Total Coverage of a calico lobster that her husband, Josh, and son, Zach, who is a junior lobsterman, caught on Wednesday. Their boat operates out of Wells Harbor.As the lobster was not of legal size to keep, it was thrown back — after posing for some pictures.Related video above: Orange lobster at Maine university has babies that match her rare colorSarah said this is the first time her husband and son have ever caught something like this. Calico lobsters are one of the most rare colorations. According to the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, only about one in every 30 million lobsters is calico. Several uniquely colored lobsters are pulled from Maine waters every year, including blue, orange, cotton candy, spotted and yellow. Recently, an orange lobster at the University of New England produced eggs that hatched more orange lobsters.
WELLS, Maine — Another uniquely colored lobster has been pulled from Maine waters.
Sarah Seale shared a picture with Maine's Total Coverage of a calico lobster that her husband, Josh, and son, Zach, who is a junior lobsterman, caught on Wednesday. Their boat operates out of Wells Harbor.
As the lobster was not of legal size to keep, it was thrown back — after posing for some pictures.
Related video above: Orange lobster at Maine university has babies that match her rare color
Sarah said this is the first time her husband and son have ever caught something like this.
Calico lobsters are one of the most rare colorations. According to the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, only about one in every 30 million lobsters is calico.
Several uniquely colored lobsters are pulled from Maine waters every year, including blue, orange, cotton candy, spotted and yellow.
Recently, an orange lobster at the University of New England produced eggs that hatched more orange lobsters.
