Rockport: An artist colony and New England’s most visited town

Along the New England coast is the little village of Rockport Massachusetts. About 1 hour from Boston, Rockport sits at the tip of Cape Ann. Gloucester, Essex, Manchester and Rockport make-up the four towns of Cape...

Eatery frees old lobster

A lobster thought to be at least 140 years old is to be freed will be returned to the ocean.George the giant lobster was bought for $100 (£66) by the City Crab and Seafood, New York and was quickly adopted as a...

Man Stuffs Six Live Lobsters Down His Pants To Avoid Arrest

A San Diego man went to great lengths to hide a bunch of lobsters he had poached. Binh Quang Chau, who had been cited several times for poaching lobsters from the La Jolla State Marine Conservation Area, stuffed...

Cyborg Lobsters Foil Poachers

Lobsters outfitted with special microchips easily allowed Canadian fisheries officers to catch some poachers in the act. The chips are emitters that are implanted in each lobster, who then wander into unmarked and...

Lobster caught by Devon fishermen believed to be 100 years old

"The crustacean was so heavy that it broke the winch on board Jack Baker and Mark Tennyson's fishing boat.Weighing in at 5.88kg (12.9lbs) and measuring 32in (81cm) long, the huge creature is the largest of its...

Faces of Bali - Serangan Island

"Serangan island, a 73-hectare island located just 250 metres off the southeast coast of Bali, is the resident of Sakenan temple–one of the most visited temple for religious purpose on the southern part,...

Man accused of stealing frozen lobster in his pants

A Brooklyn restaurant cook stole frozen lobster tails and stuffed them down his pants.  I know the northeast has been hit with a heat wave…but frozen lobsters…really? "Maybe he was trying to beat the...

It's 'Sheddar' Lobster Time, Buy Dad a Lobster Trap for Father's Day?

The fellows at Catch a piece of Maine taught me a thing or two about the not so secret life of lobsters via their Lobstermen Blog. In Warm weather, slow catch, and sunburns they educate us a bit on how "the warm temperatures help heat up the waters of the coastal harbors and...

Boston Fire - Hook Lobster

"ON A waterfront chockablock with luxury hotels, office towers, and champagne bars, James Hook & Co. clung tenaciously to its place on Northern Avenue. And like the lobsters it sold by the thousands to restaurants, supermarkets, and walk-in customers, the Hook family...

Fire destroys landmark seafood business in Boston

Opinion-HumourBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA 7 alarm fire hit a historic Boston Landmark, the James  Hook company a Lobster supplier was devoured by fire earlier this morning. It may be suggested...

Giant lobster caught in pincer movement as it attacks diver

They caught a 10lb lobster and didn’t eat it? A diver discovered the monster from the deep when it attacked him with what local folk have described as ninja like pincer movement. This obviously begs the question --- are the lobsters fighting back?...

Maine lobsterman pulls up rare lobster (AP)

" BAR HARBOR, Maine - An eastern Maine lobsterman caught a lobster this week that looks like it's half-cooked. The lobster caught by Alan Robinson in Dyer's Bay that is a typical mottled green on one side; the other side is a shade of orange that looks cooked. Robinson, of...

Carrots Scream

"Does the carrot scream like mandrake when you put it in the blender? You have to listen vewy , vewy carefully."

lobster with fur

Truth is stranger than fiction. You couldn't make it up.

Blonde Lobster, No Joke

Divers have discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky, blond fur, French researchers said Tuesday.The animal is white and 15 centimeters (5.9 inches) long -- about the size of a salad plate. Perfect.It...

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