The Craziest Lobster Contest was run through the Murray GM Facebook Page during December.
Lobster fishermen were asked to submit photos of their most unusual catches for a chance to win a $500 gift card. The winner was determined on Jan. 3 by the most likes.
The Craziest Lobster Contest was run through the Murray GM Facebook Page during December.
Lobster fishermen were asked to submit photos of their most unusual catches for a chance to win a $500 gift card. The winner was determined on Jan. 3 by the most likes.
Marketing manager Billy Mole says he didn’t expect such a huge response.
“The lobster submissions even got a bit overwhelming for me at times with them coming in all hours of the day and night,” he said.
There were blue lobsters, spotted lobsters, bi-colour and more. That’s not even counting the bizarre specimens with extra appendages. The contest even pulled in submissions from Hawaii, Ecuador and a fish market in Tanzania.
The winner was a rainbow-coloured lobster, which had close to 1,600 votes.
The picture of this lobster was sent in on behalf of Chad Graham. However, the crew of the Sudden Impact landed and snapped the photo of this lobster.
Murray GM awarded both parties the $500 prize.
Graham and the crew of Sudden Impact both donated the funds to the Nova Scotia SPCA - Yarmouth Shelter and the Yarmouth Food Bank.
Mole says Murray GM plans on continuing the contest annually and hopes for an even bigger turnout next time.
To view all of the submissions for this contest
Visit Murray GM Yarmouth & Barrington Facebook Page.