FROM THE NEWSROOM: NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Lobstermen say the second annual closing of the Long Island Sound lobster fishery wont solve the problem of persistent declines in their catch. Last year for the first time, the state closed the Long Island Sound lobster fishery from Sept. 8 to Nov. 28 in response to falling lobster populations. The Day of New London reports that as the second seasonal closing starts, the states remaining lobstermen blame the declining catch on pollution from sewage plants, pesticide and rising temperatures of the Sound that interferes with lobsters metabolism. At its peak in 1998, 3.7 million pounds of lobsters were caught by Connecticuts commercial lobstermen. In 2013, it was less than 120,000 pounds, down 97 percent. Nicholas Crismale, president of the Connecticut Commercial Lobstermens Association, says the industry in the Sound is basically gone.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:08:59 +0000
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