Another mutant lobster caught in Casco Bay

A few weeks back I posted a blog of all the mutant lobsters I had pulled out of my Captain’s traps in the last year.

Just yesterday, while we were hauling on the outer edges of Casco Bay, we caught another one:

Photo by Chris Shorr, BDN.

Photo by Chris Shorr, BDN.

It’s pretty crazy to have so many rarities pop up on one boat, but when you get a look at the crew on said boat- it starts to make some sense:

"The Skipper"

“The Skipper”

"The Dude"

“The Dude”

"The Kid"

“The Kid”

Chris Shorr

About Chris Shorr

Chris is a sixth generation Portlander who loves all things Maine. He has worked with mentally ill and marginalized adults at a Portland non-profit, on a lobster boat in Casco Bay, at several high-end Portland restaurants, and at a local meat packing plant. He also ran for Portland City Council in 2013, wrote a weekly column in the now defunct Portland Daily Sun, and currently writes a weekly column in The Portland Phoenix.