Lobster is one of the most popular foods in the world, and each year nearly $300 million worth of lobster is harvested in the United States
Fortunately, there are laws that allow lobsters to be kept as food, which ones must be surrendered
The lobsters on this list were larger than the legal limit and were thankfully released back into the wild
Location: South Florida
Source: Newser
Larry is another great runner who was saved from home by well-meaning people
This lobster from South Florida weighed 15 pounds (68 kg) and ended up at the Tin Fish restaurant
The founder and owner of the Tin Fish chain Joe Melluso said that Larry was about 105 years old, and the news made the news
Amir Rossi saw the story and gathered his friends to work to free Larry
They paid Melluso $300 for Larry and paid to bring Larry back to Maine to be released
Larry narrowly escapes death as he is eaten by a group of vendors
Fish Chef Dennis Alvarez offered customers a 14-pound (635 kg) fish to pay
Big tree
Location: Maine
Source: pressheraldcom
In 2015, a photo of a fisherman holding a large fishing rod was posted on Facebook and went viral
The man, Ricky Louis Felice Jr, worked as a porter on the Big Dipper, a lobster boat based out of Friendship, Maine
The crew of the Big Dipper said the lobster was the largest they had ever seen, and they estimated it to be 20 pounds (907 kilograms)
Since the size of the lobster exceeds Maine’s legal limit, the crew must let the lobster go
Felice and the crew said they hope to sail on the reef again one day
According to the captain of the Big Dipper, Isaac Lash, it is not very rare to find lobsters of legal size
Lash said, “I’ve seen as much or more than that “
Location: Newfoundland, Canada; and stop at a New York City restaurant
Source: NBC News
George is one of the most famous lobsters on this list because he has been featured in many international media
However, George was noted for his age, not his size, weighing just 20 pounds (907 kg)
According to PETA, which helped donate George, and the City Crab and Seafood restaurant, George was believed to be 140 years old; George was probably the oldest grandfather ever caught
George was caught off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada and sold to the City Crab and Seafood restaurant
He stayed at the restaurant for 10 days before a customer reported to PETA and asked the restaurant to release him
The restaurant’s manager, Keith Valenti, said the restaurant never intended to sell the large trout to people for consumption, but simply wanted to cut it
George was released in a rocky cove in Kennebunkport, Maine, less than a mile from the summer home of former President George HW Forest
Location: Hempstead, New York, USA
Source: New York Post
Unlike the other lobsters on this list, Louie the Lobster isn’t all about luck
However, Louie has been a prisoner of a restaurant called Peter’s Clam Bar in Hempstead, New York for over 20 years
Over the years, Louie has grown to his final known size of 22 pounds (998 kg)
Butch Yamali, owner of Peter’s Clam Bar, decided to release Louie in 2017 after a customer came in on Father’s Day and tried to offer Yamali $1,000 to eat Louie
Yamali decided to release Louie and invited the town leaders to a meeting
Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute in Maine told people that Louie will survive in the wild despite being in captivity for so long because “Not many poachers want to eat the lobster” big wild species like that “
Location: near Cushing, Maine, USA
Source: Reuters
Rocky was caught off the coast of Maine in 2012 and is estimated to be the size of a 3-year-old child
Rocky was caught in a net and taken to the Maine State Aquarium
This baby-sized lobster weighed 27 pounds (1225 kilograms) and was over 40 inches (1016 centimeters)
According to Elaine Jones, director of science for the federal Department of Marine Resources, most of Rocky’s weight is in its claws, which, she said, “would break your arm” Luckily for Rocky, he was released back into the wild near the aquarium
Rocky was released to the aquarium because Maine fishermen are not allowed to keep trout longer than 5 inches (127 cm) from the eye to the beginning of the tail
Guinness World Record Holder
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Source: Guinness World Records (Archives Page)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest lobster caught (officially the Heaviest Marine Crustacean) was 44 pounds 6 ounces (2014 kilograms)
Gold was caught off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada in 1977
Like most of the world’s largest lobsters, the Guinness World Record holder is an American/North Atlantic lobster
According to the Maine Department of Marine Resources, this lobster is about 100 years old
The American sloth is the heaviest arthropod in the world, so there are many entries on this list!
Largest Maine Lobster
Location: Maine, USA
Source: http://wwwwhoiedu
Not much is known about this 515 pound (233 kg) giant caught in Maine in 1926
The only evidence is that it is the largest bit found in a picture from a blog that talks about some of the world’s most interesting species
From the photo, it looks like the lobster is really big
However, the koura on the boats was damaged and the picture is the only evidence that this great koura was still there
According to the world’s opinion that the size of a lobster is tied to its age, this lobster may have been over 100 years old