Knott worked for years to create a manufacturing process and coating system that would protect the wire
lobster traps from the harsh sea environment.
Bottles (n = 630) and dishes (n = 420) were added to rigid nursery cages constructed of traditional vinyl-coated
lobster trap wire and deployed in July 2002 ca.
Five monthly (minus February) counts of commercial
lobster trap buoys were made during the 2008-2009 California lobster fishery season.
On 3 January 2010 at 0930 hrs EST, while surveying for birds at a public boat launch near the southern terminus of Merepoint Neck, we noticed ~80 metal
lobster traps stacked in a rectangular formation.
Expect lines to be forming at her booth when she samples her newest product--Linda Bean's Maine Pasta
Lobster Traps.
In standard commercial crab pots, unlike
lobster traps, the bait is placed in a wire cage inside the pot and is inaccessible.
Every bend of the tracks--and there are more than 100 turns--and every one of the 33 bridge crossings reveals another photo op: deer, moose, wild turkeys, woods, clam diggers, and colorful buoys marking
lobster traps.
USE NETS AND ROPE GIVE borders a flavour of the sea with traditional willow
lobster traps, cork floats and fishing nets.
A check of the
lobster traps produced 11 lobsters, with two of those being large males.
Recalibrated as "Fishing for Energy," it gives New England fishermen a free means to dispose of worn-out and outdated nets, ropes,
lobster traps and buoys.
For centuries,
lobster traps had been made of wood, which rots quickly in the salt water off New England.
In New Zealand, crayfishermen set up
lobster traps right outside the reserves, because lobsters are 15 times more abundant inside the reserves than outside.
