CBC News cites Bayer in report on ‘almost rainbow-colored’ lobster
CBC News cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report about an “almost rainbow-colored” lobster that was caught in Canada’s Bay of Fundy. Robinson Russell, who caught the lobster, said white lobsters, which lack pigments in their shells, are the rarest you can find. According to the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, the chances of finding an albino lobster are one in 100 million. However, Bob Bayer, executive director of the institute, said this is just an estimate. “There is no firm statistic on that,” he said. “It is strictly a guess.” Bayer said it is easier to win the lottery than find a white lobster. Although the lobster Russell found is mainly white, it also has hints of other colors including blue and pink.