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Giant Lobster Bermuda: Hurricane Nicole Blows in 14-Pound Crustacean

Giant Lobster Bermuda: Hurricane Nicole Blows in 14-Pound Crustacean

A 14-pound lobster was caught near Bermuda a day after Hurricane Nicole hit the area. (Sanctuary Marine Bermuda/Facebook)

By    |   Wednesday, 19 October 2016 05:49 AM EDT

Hurricane Nicole blew in a giant lobster near Bermuda, where the 14-pound creature was caught Friday, just a day after the storm hit the region.

The gigantic-sized lobster was caught during a fishing trip following the category 4 hurricane, Q13 Fox noted.

The crustacean was caught “by accident,” according to Captain Matthew Jones, who shared both the capture and release of the lobster in a Facebook post on Saturday.

“It was total accidental luck,” Jones said on Monday, according to The Washington Post. “We were fishing for snapper the day after Hurricane Nicole struck and we hooked this massive lobster instead. It came in right on 14 pounds.”

After photos of the lobster were taken, which received more than 6,000 shares on Facebook in less than 48 hours, the lobster was released back into the ocean.

Despite the size of the lobster caught by Jones and fellow fisherman Tristan Loescher, it’s not considered the largest one that’s been caught.

According to The Guinness World Records, the biggest lobster that’s ever been caught was over 44 pounds, and it was caught off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada back in the late 1970s, The Post noted.

Captain Jones credits Hurricane Nicole for washing the massive lobster closer to shore.

On the night of the big catch, the young fishermen thought about donating the lobster to the aquarium in Bermuda, but later “decided the best place for him was back in the ocean,” the Post reported.

Marine experts say lobsters can live to be as old as 70, and even though many people find lobster to be a great choice for seafood, most chefs will be quick to tell you that the bigger the lobster, the less appetizing it is, Fox 11 noted.

Most people typically eat lobsters that are one to three pounds, Jones told the Post.

Jones and Loescher have been friends since high school, and today they manage a commercial fishing and deep sea fishing operation called Sanctuary Marine Bermuda, The Post noted.

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Hurricane Nicole blew in a giant lobster near Bermuda, where the 14-pound creature was caught Friday, just a day after the storm hit the region.
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