Giant lobster hauled in off Maine coast

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5. He had to release it. Maine law requires it.

We have size limits here -- if a lobster is too small or too large, it MUST be released. This is why our lobster industry is so healthy -- the large lobsters are all considered breeders, and are allowed to live wild to a ripe old age and die a natural death. So we maintain our breeding stock into perpetuity.