Lobster Institute statistics cited in media reports of blue lobster found in NH
Seacoastonline and New Hampshire Union Leader cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine for an article about a one-in-two-million blue lobster that was found at Ray’s Seafood in Rye, New Hampshire. A blue lobster is one type of several coloring variations of lobsters, all due to genetic mutations, according to the Lobster Institute. In addition to the blue lobster, the institute says red lobsters are reportedly a one-in-10-million catch, while yellow lobsters and calico lobsters are a one-in-30-million catch. The chance of catching a split-colored lobster is roughly one in 50 million, while the rarest type — an albino lobster — is estimated at one in 100 million, Seacoastonline reported.