Steve Hatch and his uncle Robert Green decided to spare the rare lobster caught by them from being cooked because of its color. The 1 1/2 -pound bright blue-colored lobster caught last weekend was spared from being cooked and eaten as a meal because of its rare occurrence.

The blue color of this lobster, caught Sunday morning in one of Hatch and Green's lobster traps at the mouth of the Thames River, is said to be as a result of an extremely rare genetic mutation.

Hatch told The Day of New London newspaper, "I've heard about them but this is the first one I've ever seen."

The blue-colored lucky lobster is now having a great time at Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, where it will live and serve as a specimen in an elementary school classroom for children to learn about.

Only one in 3 million lobsters are "true blue," which means their color is the result of genetics and not the environment. The blue coloring occurs when lobsters produce an excessive amount of protein because of a genetic mutation. However, the color turns to red after it is cooked.