12-pound lobster "Fat Joe" wins pardon
In a case that has received worldwide attention, including statements from president Bush, Kofi and Kojo Annan of the United Nations, the Pope, as well as a worldwide television special featuring Bono, the 12 pound lobster which was recently caught off the coast of Massachusetts has been spared and will not become dinner, NBC10 reports. Video at the link.
Instead of being consumed, this magnificent beast - nicknamed "Fat Joe" - will be shipped to an aquarium to do whatever it is that crustaceans do. A tip of the butter sauce to the restauranteur in Milford CT who made this humanitarian decision.
The new caretakers of this gigantic sea dweller are the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. According to Abby Brogan, their supervisor of fish and invertebrates:
"We were very excited when we heard about the lobster ...People don't often get a chance to see a lobster that big."
However: they already have one in Fat Joe's weight class, and even a behemoth weighing in at 25 pounds.
whoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: stephanie on February 9, 2007 06:47 PM
