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About CornwallYou are in: Cornwall > About Cornwall > About Cornwall > Giant Lobster  Giant LobsterIt may not quite be a great white shark but this giant pink spiny lobster has got Cornish marine experts diving for the records book. The massive crustacean was landed by the fishing boat Brittania around 200 miles south west of Newlyn. The spiny beast which measures close to 60 centimetres in length and tips the scales at 4.2 kilogrammes, was accidentally caught while the crew were fishing for stone bass on a wreck at a depth of 238 metres. The lobster is now on display at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay.  The giant lobster measures nearly 60cm length Blue Reef鈥檚 David Waines said: 鈥淗e鈥檚 a real monster, about five times the size of an average spiny lobster. In fact he鈥檚 so big that it takes two members of staff to pick him up safely. 鈥淥ver the years we have looked after some very big crustaceans indeed; ranging from Alaskan king crabs to lobsters but everyone here believes this is the largest specimen we鈥檝e ever seen.鈥 The massive crustacean has been named Poseidon by staff in honour of his size and strength.
The pink spiny lobster is closely related to the common crawfish but is usually found off the west coast of Africa and in the Mediterranean. It grows much bigger than its cousin and can survive at depths of up to 600 metres. 鈥淏ritish records for this particular species are rare and we鈥檙e still trying to establish whether Poseidon is a record-breaker. However it would appear that he is at least twice the average size for a pink spiny lobster and therefore there鈥檚 got to be a good chance,鈥 added David. Poseidon was one of three pink spiny lobsters landed by the Britannia during their wreck fishing trip. The other two were sold at the fish market in Newlyn. 鈥淧oseidon鈥檚 extraordinary size saved him from the pot and we鈥檙e now hoping that he鈥檒l be able to live out the rest of his days in the safety of the aquarium. 鈥淣o one鈥檚 certain how long pink spiny lobsters live but to have grown so large one can only assume that he is a real old man of the sea,鈥 added David. Click here more information on the Blue Reef Aquarium: The 成人快手 is not responsible for the content of external websites last updated: 19/09/07 SEE ALSOYou are in: Cornwall > About Cornwall > About Cornwall > Giant Lobster  Watch the latest Video Nation short films |
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