A lobsterman got a major surprise when he caught a bright blue lobster during a fishing trip. Wayne Nickerson is a commercial lobsterman from Plymouth, Massachusetts, and was behind the wheel of his boat when the lobster’s incredible color caught his eye.
ABC News reports that the first thing he did was call his wife, telling her to meet him at the dock as soon as possible.
“He let out a loud exclamation of excitement,” Nickerson’s wife, Jan, told ABC. “He was very clear about how excited he was.”
Blue lobsters are an incredibly rare find, according to Fox News. The color is caused by a genetic defect which leads to an over abundance of a protein that causes a blue hue. Only 1 in every 2 million lobsters are estimated to have the defect.ne.