A lobster was caught at Beal Island, near West Jonesport, which was
about 6 or 7 inches in length and almost jet black.

A few bright-red lobsters, looking as though they had been boiled,
have also been taken along the coast at various times.

A lobster was caught near Long Island, Casco Bay, about the year 1886,
in which half of the body was light-yellow up to the middle line of
the back, while the other half was bright-red. There were no spots on
the shell.

In September, 1898, Mr. R. T. Carver, of Vinal Haven, had in his
possession a female lobster, about 11 inches long, of a bright-red
color all over, except the forward half of the right side of the
carapace and the feeler on this side, which were of the usual color.



LAWS REGULATING THE FISHERY.

In 1897 the legislature revised and consolidated the laws relating to
the sea and shore fisheries of Maine, and below are given the sections
relating to the lobster fishery adopted that year, together with the
amendments to the act adopted in 1899, which are incorporated
herewith:


SEC. 39. It is unlawful to catch, buy or sell, or expose for sale,
or possess for any purpose, any lobsters less than 10-1/2 inches