lobster granted immunity.

[gradywhite273]

AP – In this photo released by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, 'George,' a live 20 pound …



NEW YORK – A 140-year-old lobster once destined for a dinner plate received the gift of life Friday from a Park Avenue seafood restaurant.
George, the 20-pound supercentenarian crustacean, was freed by City Crab and Seafood in New York City.
"We applaud the folks at City Crab and Seafood for their compassionate decision to allow this noble old-timer to live out his days in freedom and peace," said Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said the group asked City Crab to return George to the Atlantic Ocean after a diner saw him at the restaurant, where steamed Maine lobster sells for $27 per pound. George had been caught off Newfoundland, Canada and lived in the tank for about 10 days before his release.
Some scientists estimate lobsters can live to be more than 100 years old. PETA and the restaurant guessed George's age at about 140, using a rule of thumb based on the creature's weight.
He was to be released Saturday near Kennebunkport, Maine, in an area where lobster trapping is forbidden.

[HOLWACHAGOT]

I would have been glad to give him a hot bath before sending him back out into the cold.

Holwachagot

[neilinov]

Yeah but the bigguns taste soooooo goooood!

[idigitu88]

Back to the sea.with this one via Deer Island pumping station

[Big Fish Billy]

Originally Posted by gradywhite273

AP – In this photo released by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, 'George,' a live 20 pound …



NEW YORK – A 140-year-old lobster once destined for a dinner plate received the gift of life Friday from a Park Avenue seafood restaurant.
George, the 20-pound supercentenarian crustacean, was freed by City Crab and Seafood in New York City.
"We applaud the folks at City Crab and Seafood for their compassionate decision to allow this noble old-timer to live out his days in freedom and peace," said Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said the group asked City Crab to return George to the Atlantic Ocean after a diner saw him at the restaurant, where steamed Maine lobster sells for $27 per pound. George had been caught off Newfoundland, Canada and lived in the tank for about 10 days before his release.
Some scientists estimate lobsters can live to be more than 100 years old. PETA and the restaurant guessed George's age at about 140, using a rule of thumb based on the creature's weight.
He was to be released Saturday near Kennebunkport, Maine, in an area where lobster trapping is forbidden.

We have a maximum size that can be kept up here, so you see some pretty big ones. I have a picture of my son sitting on a 28 pounder I caught on the Rockport jetties.....

[marine4003]

Old Joke....
Man walking down the pier with lobsters under each arm..stopped by a wildlife officer who says..."hey, mister..didnt you see that sign stating "NO TAKING LOBSTER FROM THESE WATERS.$3000.00 FINE"..Man says."i didnt catch these lobsters..there my pets, i bring them down here every day to swim. Wildlife says BS,you just caught them and im fining you 3K, Guy says..look,sir, i'll prove it,I'll drop them back in..let them swim for a while and then they'll come back...Officer say's OK..Man drops the lobsters in the drink...both men watch for 3 minutes...then man walks away...Wildlife guy say's.."hey , mister , what about your pets....Guy say's "what pets"''

[Cardinal Joe]

Originally Posted by gradywhite273

[He was to be released Saturday near Kennebunkport, Maine, in an area where lobster trapping is forbidden.

Lucky it wasn't Southwest Harbor , Maine - Beal's Seafood would have shipped him to Nova Scotia where it is legal to sell & ate a big lobster ! Cardinal Joe