Fisherman and daughter land one-in-two million blue lobster

Fisherman Jay LaPlante caught this one-in-two million blue lobster when he was out fishing with his daughter Meghan off the US coast of Maine.

Profile Pictures – Miss Meghan’s Lobster Catch | Facebook

LaPlante, from the Miss Meghan Lobster Catch company, landed the rare creature on Saturday morning.

Meghan caught a rare blue lobster today .. She …

The lobster has been named Meghan and will be donated to the Maine State Aquarium by the family.

Mobile Uploads – Miss Meghan’s Lobster Catch | Facebook

The family business – Miss Meghan’s Lobster Catch – was pulling up the 150 traps they’d set when they made their discovery.

“We pulled up a trap and we saw it – it really stood out,” Meghan LaPlante told radio station WTOP.

Mobile Uploads – Miss Meghan’s Lobster Catch | Facebook

In 2009, lobsterman Bill Marconi caught a blue lobster off the coast of New Hampshire. He initially thought the lobster was a shiny blue beer can.

The blue lobster caught by Marconi in 2009 (Geoff Cunningham/AP/PA)