Similar Articles
NEW FOR THURSDAY: Outcry Leads To Ocean City Lifting Specific Body Board Ban
OCEAN CITY -- A major flap over the proliferation of an increasingly p...READ MORENEW FOR THURSDAY: Manslaughter Conviction In West OC Bar Owner’s Death
SNOW HILL -- An Ocean City man was found guilty this week of manslaugh...READ MORENEW FOR WEDNESDAY: Council Majority Argues Former City Manager’s Political Future Influenced Election Decision
OCEAN CITY – With the Mayor and City Council having voted to mov...READ MORENEW FOR TUESDAY: Drunk Driving Spree Damages Property, Injures Passengers, Knocks Out Power
OCEAN CITY -- A Greenwood, Del. man was arrested on 67 different citat...READ MORECasino’s June Revenue Up 16%
BERLIN -- The June figures for Maryland’s three operating casino...READ MOREHigh Court Denies Chamber’s Inability To Pay Award Defense
OCEAN CITY -- The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce’s inabi...READ MOREDowntown Plan Divides Salisbury Council
SALISBURY -- After the Salisbury City Council chose not to move forwar...READ MORECounty Hopes To Meet With State On Watershed Plan
SNOW HILL -- As per last month’s decision to protest the require...READ MOREWorcester Leads Md. In Incoming Taxpayer Migration
BERLIN -- Worcester has seen the greatest incoming migration of taxpay...READ MOREFatal Scooter Crash In Pines
OCEAN PINES -- Ocean Pines Police are investigating a single vehicle s...READ MORE
Blue Lobster Moved To New Digs
WASHIGNTON -- Toby, the rare blue lobster caught off the coast of Maryland last month, went on exhibit at National Aquarium, Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Toby’s particular blue hue is said to be a 1-in-2-million exception to the reddish-brown shade of most lobsters. This unique color is a genetic variation that is caused by the lobster producing an excessive amount of a particular protein.
John Gourley and his team aboard the fishing boat, the Pot Luck, caught Toby off the coast of Maryland near Ocean City in June. The lobster had been staying in Martin’s Fish Co.’s lobster tank prior to being donated to the National Aquarium on June 19. Toby was not immediately placed on exhibit due to standard precautionary measures regarding the safety of a new species.
Toby has been placed in the recently renovated Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuaries exhibit, which currently houses three black sea bass and one tautog, according to aquarium officials.
Leave a comment
There are no comments.