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Lobster found off New Brunswick coast with image of Pepsi can on claw

November 29 2017 05:27 AM

GRAND MANAN, N.B. – Fisherman Karissa Lindstrand drinks a lot of Pepsi every day — so imagine her surprise as she was banding lobster claws and came across a lobster with the image of a Pepsi can on it.

Lindstrand has banded lobster on the boat Honour Bound off Grand Manan, N.B., for four years, and while she has seen some odd-looking lobster, this is the first with an image on it.

She said the image looked like it had been tattooed on the lobster, but could have been easily scraped off.

Lindstrand said she took a picture and then put the lobster in a crate for transport to a buyer instead of keeping it.

She said she has no idea how the image got on the lobster, or if it's an indication of garbage on the ocean bottom.

However, she said in the four years she has worked on the boat, she has never seen any garbage come up with the traps.

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Taylor Rae

Before university, Taylor spent a year abroad living in Thailand which encouraged her to finish her degree studying in Turkey, both experiences have made her an avid traveller. Taylor graduated from Thompson Rivers University with a degree in Communications and Public Relations. Although born on the coast, Taylor has lived the majority of her life in Kamloops and enjoys what the region has to offer. In her spare time, you can find Taylor volunteering in the community or out on an adventure with her friends and her dogs.