1 in 100 million: Man catches rare cotton candy lobster off New England coast

A lobster just too beautiful to eat -- a Maine fisherman caught a rare cotton candy lobster off the coast last week.The lobster was caught in Casco Bay, according to the Town Landing Market in Falmouth.The fisherman who caught the lobster works for the market.The market is planning to put the rare lobster on display.The odds of finding a cotton candy lobster are about 1 in 100 million.Last summer, Portland restaurant Scales, posted photos of a cotton candy lobster on its Instagram page.One of the restaurant's chefs took the lobster on his rowboat and released it.

A lobster just too beautiful to eat -- a Maine fisherman caught a rare cotton candy lobster off the coast last week.


The lobster was caught in Casco Bay, according to the Town Landing Market in Falmouth.

The fisherman who caught the lobster works for the market.

The market is planning to put the rare lobster on display.

The odds of finding a cotton candy lobster are about 1 in 100 million.

Last summer, Portland restaurant Scales, posted photos of a cotton candy lobster on its Instagram page.



One of the restaurant's chefs took the lobster on his rowboat and released it.