Albino Blue Crab Found

[Oddball]

ROCK HALL, Md. -- Two Chesapeake Bay crabbers found a rarity when checking their crab pots, a male albino blue crab.

However, because this crustacean is so rare, it won't be going into someone's crab cake.

The watermen kept the crab alive and will donate it to the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute in Baltimore. UMBI officials say they'll keep the crab alive for genetic research.

The scientists said they might even try breeding it, if they can find a suitable mate for the unusual fellow.

 

[ewurm]

It's great to see that they donated it, a lot of times fishermen say "Oh, that's pretty weird and it ends up in crab cakes or fish sticks any way. Having said that, albino fish sticks are much tastier.

 

[M|L]

albino fish sticks are much tastier.

LOL

 

[elusiveguy]

That's cool, I think those are the best tasting crabs.

 

[Princley]

Beautiful crab glad they gonna let it live

 

[davo]

has made me think, does every animal posess whatever it is needed to be an albino- ie can there be an albino of everything?

 

[werdna]

glad they kept it alive

 

[Mourinho18]

has made me think, does every animal posess whatever it is needed to be an albino- ie can there be an albino of everything?

yes sir, i believe so

 

[rayman45]

lunch...

 

[wolfcichild027]

thats awsome im from baltimore right around rock hall in the edgemere sparrowspoint region ive caught alot of crabs but never albino