This morning we got a very special request:  Can you move an Larry the lobstereleven pound, 70 year-old Lobster from New York to Maine?

As we learned more about the lobster, we found out that his name is Larry and he's somewhat of a crustacean celebrity in New York City.  He lives in his own private tank at Oceana Restaurant, a swanky (and yummy) looking restaurant in Rockefeller Center.

For $275 you can eat Larry.  That's a lotta' lobster tail.

But others believe he shouldn't die a hard-boiled fate. 

In a recent Bloomberg article about Larry the lobster, Ryan Sutton writes:

There’s something deeply unsettling -- logic and science aside -- about feasting on a creature so long-lived. Surviving to such an age, having dodged lobster traps all his life, doesn’t he deserve some sort of “get out of jail free” card?

What do you think?  We're going to try to help get Larry to a safe harbor in Maine.  We'll keep you updated on how it goes.

Update (November 4, 2009):

Larry the Lobster was freed into the oceans of Maine and released.  We hope he lives on forever!