CT Post: About 1 million abandoned lobster traps sit on the bottom of Long Island Sound. Crews are trying to clean them up

State Rep. Joe Gresko, D-Stratford, hoses off a lobster trap collected during one outing in early December. In 2018, lawmakers passed a bill allowing for abandoned traps to be quickly disposed of after notifying the owners and giving them an opportunity to collect the property. Photo Credit: John Moritz/ Hearst Connecticut Media Group
December 19, 2022

On a balmy and damp morning earlier this month, Matias led a team that included two scientists from the aquarium, as well as Lucey and an associate soundkeeper. The team was joined by a reporter and state Rep. Joe Gresko, D- Stratford, the co-chair of the legislature’s Environment Committee.

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