Above: Rare blue lobster finds home at UMass Dartmouth

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A Rhode Island lobsterman made an extremely rare catch Thursday.

Sakonnet Lobster Co.'s Douglas Mataronas told Nexstar's WPRI that his older brother captured a bright orange lobster, more commonly known as a "golden lobster." • (Courtesy: Douglas Mataronas) • (Courtesy: Douglas Mataronas) • (Courtesy: Douglas Mataronas)

It's unclear exactly where Mataronas' brother caught the lobster or what he plans to do with it. Right now, Mataronas said it is hanging out in the lobster tank at their Little Compton seafood market.

This is not the first time a golden lobster has been spotted in the Ocean State this year. Workers at a Warwick grocery store discovered one mixed in with a seafood delivery back in

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