BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- A lobster thought to be about 140 years old will be returned to the ocean after becoming the mascot for a restaurant in New York City, Media reported Saturday.

The 9-kg (about 20 pounds) lobster was captured off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada a week-and-a-half ago and shipped to New York.

It was bought for 100 U.S. dollars by City Crab and Seafood to become its mascot.

"We bought a big lobster, started taking pictures with kids and it worked out real well," said the restaurant manager Keith Valenti.

We never intended to sell the giant lobster, just draw attention to the restaurant, said the manager.

The lobster will be driven to Maine from the New York restaurant by animal rights activists and allowed to reacquaint himself in the waters around Kennebunkport, where lobster trapping is banned.

A lobster's age can be worked out from how much it weighs, with each pound counting for 7 to 10 years, according to Valenti.
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