Rare and precious blue lobster is caught by American fishermen

A lobster fisherman in Massachusetts, USA, is extremely fortunate to find rare blue lobster in the net.

Wayne next to the blue lobster found in the net.(Photo: Facebook).

Wayne Nickerson, captain and owner of FV Windsong in Plymouth, discovered the shrimp while catching off Cape Cod Bay on 8 August. His wife, Jan Nickerson, shared a picture of the shrimp on Facebook Old Colony Memorial page, attracting more than 1,700 shares . "My husband cheered with excitement when he saw the shrimp," ABC News quoted Jan.

The 0.9-kg blue lobster is the second Wayne caught in 35 years of practice. The first time he met this lobster was in 1990. According to the Lobster Institute estimates at the University of Maine, USA, the possibility of lobster in blue is 1 / 2,000,000.

"The lobster is released into a cool water tank. It is very healthy and fun , " Jan said. The couple hopes to send this Bleu-named lobster to the local aquarium.