return to whence ye came
A short lobster is returned to the sea. Not too long before she will
eventually meet her fate...(Who could eat this beautiful creature?)
Oh, how I wish I could have one for a pet!
This photo was taken on February 5, 2008 using a Nikon E7600.
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Bugmaker added this photo to his favorites. (53 months ago)
Minette Layne (53 months ago | reply)
She's a beautiful beasty.
One afternoon I was volunteering at the beach here, when I asked some people what kinds of stuff they were finding in the tide pools. They said that they'd found some lobsters, which...of course...made me giggle and kind of roll my eyes on the inside because we don't have 'lobsters' out here...I assumed they found a big shrimp or whatever. But, sure enough, they had found actual Maine lobsters in a tide pool in Puget Sound. Someone had "rescued" them from the grocery store and set them free! :)
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Ben Kimball (53 months ago | reply)
she IS a beaut! love those natural reds. because of you, seaweed lady, I may not look at lobsters the same again (and I'm from Maine)!
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johnybes (53 months ago | reply)
Errrm! Don't hate me, but it would taste lovely with a nice bit of garlic and lemon!!! ;DDD
Great shot btw!
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Seaweed Lady {cory} (52 months ago | reply)
Funny story, Minette! Yah, I've heard of people doing that and getting arrested. I wonder how the lobsters fare after that?
Ben, I'm so happy that you could feel that way after all this time =)
John, I don't hate you! I wouldn't have my job if people didn't love to eat lobster. So, cheers!
3Lena Mannocci (52 months ago | reply)
fantastic
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yeoldeblackhippie (52 months ago | reply)
nah.... put her in my pot
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Minette Layne (52 months ago | reply)
SL: I'm not sure how lobsters in general fare after being plunked into Puget Sound (I'm guessing "not well"), but I know for a fact that these two didn't fare well...one of the lead biologists gathered them up, took them home, and put them into a pot.
Seaweed Lady {cory} (52 months ago | reply)
Thanks 3L3na88!
LOL Raymond, if only she were of marketable size...
Minette, that is so funny! You need at least a personal use license to take but one from these waters--to even set a trap! Considering the decline of the species here (though not in Maine) it is a very risky business to get into. The traps alone begin around $150, give or take. The lead you speak of is VERY lucky!!
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IntricatePerspectives (52 months ago | reply)
A beautiful creature. This does not look the least bit appetizing to me!
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photo fiddler (52 months ago | reply)
You honour her so well with this lovely portrait!!
ophis (52 months ago | reply)
Do you see them in rocky shallows in CT at night?
Seaweed Lady {cory} (52 months ago | reply)
Thanks Sharon, glad you feel that way!
Thanks Glane, she is a beaut!
No, ophis, I haven't. I heard that back in the day all you would have to do is wait for a storm and then walk to the beach to snatch a bunch up (without even getting a single toesie wet). Also, they should be deeper right now because they don't like the cold. This LIS bunch is adapted to warmer temps unlike their sisters to the north =)
ophis (52 months ago | reply)
After the no name storm in October 1991 a blanket of pulverized lobsters and other benthic life coated Nantasket Beach just outside Boston Harbor. There were a few intact lobsters but most had been reduced to crunchy pink-orange confetti.
When water is warm, I think they come close in-shore and prowl around docks and jetties after dark, when you can stalk them with a flashlight
Seaweed Lady {cory} (52 months ago | reply)
That would have been one sight to see!
Yes, they do 'migrate' to shallower waters when it is warmer. Maybe I should visit MA to see these daring lobsters of which you speak!
Vidar A (52 months ago | reply)
I have set free many lobsters from illegal fishing net here in the fjord.
It feels so great to see them walking away)
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dionysia (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful colors, vivid and immediate
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