Remove 3,640 derelict lobster pots from Long Island Sound using a specialized grapple system. Project will implement a program with local lobster fishermen to remove abandoned gear to reduce debris in the sound and ghost fishing impacts to the depleted Southern New England lobster stock.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Fishing for Energy Fund
Project Title: Assessing and Removing Derelict Lobster Gear in Long Island Sound (CT, NY)
Organization:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Project ID:
0304.19.065477
Description:
Award Amount:
$126896.98
Location:
Long Island Sound, Connecticut, New York