It is not over in a pan or served with butter: Lorenzoan obstate of 110 yearswas freed in the open sea After a long stay in a restaurant in Long Island. The crustacean, which has become a real local celebrityhas finally regained his freedom.
Lorenzo had lived for years within a tub in the famous Peter’s Clam Bara restaurant of Island Park. With his 21 kilos And his imposing appearance had become an attraction for customers, who photographed him and considered him almost a mascot. But on the occasion of the National Lobster Day and Father’s Day, the owner Butch Yamali decided to give him something special: the freedom.
The official release
The choice of the restaurant also intervened local representatives: the Hempstead supervisor Don Clavin and the legislator of the county of Nassau John Ferretti participated in the official releaseaccompanying Lorenzo towards a new life. The lobster was transported with all the honors on one Hempstead bay boat up to the Atlantic Beach Reefwhere he was finally able to return to the open sea.
“Lorenzo deserves to spend his last years in freedomnot in a tub“Explained Yamali, underlining how important the animal was for the restaurant, but how much the time had come to let it go. The restaurant celebrated liberation with an ironic post on Facebook:
He is experiencing his best life, clawing freedom and breathing thebrackish air (not that of butter).
Lorenzo Lives!
Thank you to Everyone Who Came Out To Witness History As We Officicy Pardone Lorenzo The Lobster …
Posted by Peter’s Clam Bar On Thursday, June 12, 2025
A freedom that should never be removed
It is not the first time that Peter’s Clam Bar has become the protagonist of a similar gesture: years ago, another lobster named Lenny She had been released with a similar ceremony. Commiting stories, of course, but also to love. Because if on the one hand his return to the sea is a happy ending, on the other it cannot be ignored that He spent decades locked up in a tubfar from his natural habitat, exposed as a curiosity for customers of a restaurant. And it is no longer used to predating and living in an environment like the ocean, so the challenge of survival becomes more difficult.
Yet with marine animals, too often, the border between entertainment and respect is ignored. A living being of 110 years It deserves more than one amused look through the glass reduced to a decoration. His liberation is a noble gesture, yes, but he should make us reflect on how long he has been locked up inside a tub and on how many creatures they still come deprived of freedom without reasononly to fill a corner of our artificial world. Perhaps Lorenzo has been lucky and will be able to enjoy old age in freedom. But how many others will never be?
