56 Pound Rock Lobster Caught in China: Is This The God of Lobsters?
This 56-pound rock lobster caught in China could become the God of Lobsters! The Chinese fisherman, Zheng Lee Pan, had placed his 26kg catch up for sale. The massive crustacean was over a meter in length, that is three times larger than the average tropical rock lobster (panulirus ornatus).
According to GrindTV, the giant lobster was put into bidding and ultimately fetched $95,000. The winning bidder has decided to remain anonymous.
The tropical rock lobster has a wide geographical range in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and KwaZulu-Natal in the west to Japan and Fiji in the east. In most parts of its range, the lobster is netted or speared, while in Northeast Australia, a commercial fishery has existed since 1966 and the harvesting of the species is regulated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
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