'I looked up Google to see how rare it was, and it was one in a two million chance of catching it.'
Some marine biologists have estimated the odds of catching a blue lobster at around two million to one.
"I looked at him and said: 'Yeah, no problem.' But then I did look at it again and said: 'That's too blue.' The experienced skipper, who has been fishing since the age of 11, said the bright blue lobster was just below the allowable size to keep, so, after taking some pictures of the rare crustacean, he had to release it back into the water.
"It's still out in the lough somewhere, swimming about as happy as can be. Hopefully if someone else does catch it, they'll return it as well."
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