What was the largest lobster ever

This is because the carapace was opened along the molt line, implying that the lobster had not died but had merely shed its shell in order to grow a new one. This means that the crustacean is not only likely still alive, but also even larger than the claw implies. According to Krijnen, based on the size of the claw, he predicts that the owner is over 50 years old, "although it is hard to be accurate on the age Commercial "jumbo" lobsters that we are used to eating measure only about 5 inches in carapace length, and weigh between 3 and 4 pounds, although the average non-jumbo lobster only weighs around 1 pound.

This lobster is estimated to weigh about 17 pounds and measure between 2 and 3 feet, The Daily Mail reported. This isn't far off from the largest lobster ever caught in Maine, which, according to Reuters , weighed 27 pounds and was just a little over 3 feet long. However, the largest lobster ever caught in the world was captured in Nova Scotia, Canada, and weighed 44 pounds, measured 3 and a half feet long and was estimated to be over a century old.

Lobsters molt in order to grow larger , and they grow their entire lives. In addition to growing, lobsters can also reproduce for their entire lives.

George was caught off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada and sold to the City Crab and Seafood restaurant. He lived at the restaurant for 10 days before a customer reported the lobster to PETA, who begged the restaurant to release him.

Restaurant manager Keith Valenti said that the restaurant never planned to sell the giant lobster to anyone to eat , but just wanted to drum up some attention. George was released in in a rocky cove in Kennebunkport, Maine, less than a mile from the summer home of former President George H. Source: New York Post. Over the years, Louie had grown to his last known size of 22 pounds 9.

Yamali decided instead to release Louie and even invited town officials to the ceremony. Source: Reuters. A lobster nicknamed Rocky was caught off the coast of Maine in and was described as being the same size as a 3 year old child. Rocky was caught in a shrimping net and brought to the Maine State Aquarium.

This child-sized lobster weighed 27 pounds Rocky was turned over to the aquarium because Maine fishermen are not allowed to keep lobsters that measure more than 5 inches 1. According to Guinness World Records , the largest lobster caught officially called the Heaviest Marine Crustacean was 44 pounds 6 ounces The lobster was caught off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada in The Maine Department of Marine Resources estimates that this lobster may have been about years old.

The American lobster is the heaviest arthropod in the world , which is why there are so many entries on this list! From the photo, it does appear that the lobster was quite large. It was reportedly 33 inches The lobster was also mounted and may have been on its way to the private museum of a man named Charles Q.

Eldridge from Mystic, Connecticut. However, the lobster was damaged in transportation and the picture is the only evidence that this large lobster ever existed. Weight: 15 lbs 6.