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CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Rare colourful lobsters continue to draw crowds at Nova Scotia aquarium
A pair of colourful crustaceans have become a major attraction in Atlantic Canada. Paul Hollingsworth has the details. A pair of rare lobsters have become a must-see attraction in Dartmouth, N.S. People are arriving in large numbers at the Back to the Sea Centre for a first-hand look at the unique combination straight from the sea: two multi-coloured lobsters. 'This weekend, we had the record number of visitors for this whole summer,' said Back to the Sea employee Enya Hickey. The colourful lobsters are called Bingo and Moon Mist. Bingo is named after a character in the children's TV show 'Bluey,' while Moon Mist resembles the colour of the ice cream. Moon Mist the lobster Moon Mist the lobster at the Back to the Sea Centre in Dartmouth, N.S. (Paul Hollingsworth/CTV News) 'Moon mist is a classic Nova Scotia flavour,' said Hickey. 'I saw blue lobsters before, but I never saw one like Bingo, that was split perfectly down tail with two different colours.' 'I've never seen a lobster before that looks like that, in my whole life,' said David Leonard, who is visiting from Toronto. 'How rare? I don't know.' According to Hickey, the chances of finding a lobster in Moon Mist's colour is one in 100 million. Bingo's colour is one in 50 million. Bingo the lobster Bingo the lobster at the Back to the Sea Centre in Dartmouth, N.S. (Paul Hollingsworth/CTV News) Both lobsters were caught by local fisherman and donated to the marine facility by a seafood store. They have quickly become a major tourist attraction. The unique lobsters are a draw for people to visit the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour during the busy summer season. 'People can go and visit the lobsters and the touch tank, and see what's in the sea around us,' said Tim Rissesco from the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission. 'And then they will hopefully stop for an ice cream, or a lunch in Dartmouth.' Moon Mist and Bingo will continue to entertain tourists and visitors until Aug. 4. After that, they both will be released back into the Atlantic Ocean.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
CTV National News: Must-see sea creatures in Nova Scotia
Watch A pair of colourful crustaceans have become a major attraction in Atlantic Canada. Paul Hollingsworth has the details.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Do Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them?
It's time to make like David Foster Wallace and consider the lobster. They were once so common in the waters of New England that local legends say they were served to prisoners (though this does seem a bit far-fetched). Now, lobsters are one of the most well-loved luxury foods in the United States. Although they have the hard exoskeleton of a crustacean, they contain tender, succulent meat, which is prized enough to fetch eye-watering prices. But at the same time, lobster can create a somewhat harrowing eating experience. With those spindly legs, it can feel like eating a spider, to say nothing of that green gunk you'll find inside each lobster. And on top of everything else, they scream when you boil them! Well, no, not really; although some people swear they can hear lobsters shriek in agony as they're boiled alive, that's actually the sound of steam escaping their shell. Although you don't have to cook lobsters alive, keeping them alive as long as possible does yield the freshest, most tender meat. If you'd really rather not think about it, you can buy them frozen, although they may not taste as fresh. It's true that lobsters don't scream when you boil them -- you would need lungs in order to scream, and lobsters don't have those. But the question of whether lobsters can feel pain -- and more to the point, whether they can suffer -- is still being studied, with a growing body of research suggesting that they do. (Buying lobster from a grocery store, on the other hand, may cause you pain.) Read more: 10 Cheap Fish That Are Absolutely Not Worth Buying The thing about lobsters is that you can't just go up to them and ask how they're feeling, which makes finding out whether they feel pain rather difficult. We know that lobsters and other crustaceans react to painful stimuli, indicating that they're capable of feeling something they'd rather avoid. Some scientists say that this is enough to prove that they feel pain, but others aren't so sure. After all, lobsters don't have a complex nervous system. In fact, they are quite literally brainless, though they do have nociceptors -- a neuron responsible for coding pain in many animals, including humans. If you were to be dipped in boiling water, it's safe to say you would feel some strong negative emotions, but you have a brain and a very sophisticated nervous system. Do lobsters feel something similar despite not having our same faculties? Even if we don't know for sure, there are signs that lobsters do, in fact, have a response to pain that's deeper than a simple reflex. So how do you avoid causing unnecessary pain for your lobster? Well, if you happen to have a lot of marijuana lying around, you can do what Maine restauranteur Charlotte Gill tried and hotbox your lobsters, which she claimed significantly reduced their stress. You can also try keeping lobsters in ice water for 20 minutes, which will sedate them. From there, quickly cutting the animal down the underside (from head to tail) with a sharp knife is the fastest, most humane way to kill it. Some will tell you that the ice water bath will work for keeping it stunned when boiling alive, but that actually prolongs the process. For more food and drink goodness, join The Takeout's newsletter. Get taste tests, food & drink news, deals from your favorite chains, recipes, cooking tips, and more! Read the original article on The Takeout.
The Sun
08-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Tesco and Morrisons urgently pull popular ready meal from shelves over life-threatening health risk & warn ‘do NOT eat'
AN ALLERGY threat for a popular beef lasagne has led to customers being urged to bin the product. Health chiefs issued an urgent recall last night after the La Famiglia Rana Slow-Cooked Braised Beef Lasagne was discovered to contain lobster. 2 They cited a 'packaging error' as the cause of the issue which could impact shoppers with an allergy to crustaceans. The Food Standards Agency warned that "some packs may contain Prawn & Lobster Lasagne, that contains crustaceans, (prawn and lobster) which are not mentioned on the label." Shoppers should look out for the batch code L0B510816 and a use by date of 17 June 2025 for the 700g pack of the product. The alert said that Giovanna Rana Ltd is "recalling the above product from customers." They added: "If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to crustaceans, do not eat it. "Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund, even without a receipt."
