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Fisherman Discovers Giant 14-Pound Lobster, Releases It Back To Sea

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Fisherman Tristin Loescher from the Sanctuary Marine in Bermuda was fishing for grey snapper one night after Hurricane Nicole lashed the area, and instead, discovered an enormous, 14-pound lobster.

“Never in my life have I seen anything this big,” Loescher, who has been lobster diving for about 15 years, told InsideEdition.com. “I think never in my life will I see one this big again.”

Loescher said he estimated the lobster to be 30 or 40 years old, due to its size.

Bemused by its gargantuan presence, Loescher took a few photos before contemplating whether to donate the crustacean to a local aquarium.

But since he was fishing at night, aquariums were closed, and did not answer his calls.

“After never seeing something that size before,” Loescher said, “I decided it was best for it to go back to the home he came from.”

The fisherman said he returned him back to the water, and went swimming with the creature for nearly a half hour before watching the lobster regain strength, and take off.

Despite questions on Facebook about why Loescher would set the animal free, he said he never intended to keep the lobster to eat because of its size.

Most lobsters for sale weigh between 1 and 3 pounds.

At nearly 14 pounds, some commenters also speculated its flesh may have been tough, and nearly inedible due to its age.

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Fisher Man Finds World’s Biggest Pearl Ever Worth $100m In Sea, But Sadly He Never Knew The Worth

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A giant pearl – believed to be the biggest ever – was found by a fisherman who kept it as a good luck charm.

The man, who has not been identified, discovered the priceless 34kg gem ten years ago in sea off the coast of Palawan Island, Philippines.

He had no idea the pearl, which is five times larger than the previous record, was worth an
eye-watering value of $100 million (£76million).

A fire at his wooden home earlier this year forced him to move house and he decided to have it in to the stunned local tourism officer in remote Puerto Princesca.

They were able to verify that it had been found in a giant clam.

The priceless rock measures a staggering 1ft foot wide and 2.2 feet long – dwarfing the current world’s biggest Pearl of Allah which weighed 6.4kg and is worth $35million. They however didn;t mention if the man would be compensated.