Our objective was to identify factors that affect the saturation of
lobster traps. The behavior of American lobsters was observed by using a modification of the lobster-trap video system that had been incorporated into previous studies conducted off New Hampshire (Jury et al., 2001; Watson and Jury, 2013).
Two Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution engineers have invented a
lobster trap device that they say would help whales avert entanglements and, at the same time, might allow currently restricted waters to be safely reopened for lobster fishing.
For all field treatments, lobsters were held in standard vinyl-coated
lobster traps (1.2 m X 0.6 m X 0.4 m, 3.8-cm-square mesh) (Friendship Trap Company, Friendship, ME) constructed without vents or entrances and divided into four sections by the insertion of additional coated wire mesh.
I slummed it at Rotary Club mixers, pounding out Louis Prima and Little Richard tunes so that we could upgrade our boat and Quinn and I could set
lobster traps and I could be a real Outer Cape character, the kind of guy who turned up at the diner at five in the morning, smelling of cut herring, and boasting about the catch he's going to pull up later in the day when the day trippers and land lubbers were just getting up.
Containers with a single lobster each were added to modified, commercial-size
lobster traps (91 x 50 x 45 cm, with 2.5-cm apertures) constructed of vinyl-coated wire (12.5 gauge), hereafter called nursery cages, that were similar to those described in Beal et al.
In the Orange County area,
lobster traps are typically deployed from small boats around shallow reefs and hard structure with holes and crevices where lobsters conceal themselves during the day (Mitchell et al.
Some religions are like revolving doors, permitting members to enter and leave voluntarily; others are like
lobster traps, rigged to permit movement only one way--entry permitted, but exit prohibited.
In coastal waters, tripletail may free float with the tide or current, or station themselves behind the floats marking crab traps or
lobster traps. Pilings, downed trees and stakes are also places where tripletail wait for food to swim right to their mouths.
They are intelligent enough to learn how to unscrew a jar and are known to raid
lobster traps. Octopus vulgaris is the only non-vertebrate animal protected by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in the UK; they were included due to their high intelligence.
Mike Meyer, from the SAWDN, said: "Its flipper was still attached to rock
lobster traps on the seabed, which had the whale trapped."
Moored yachts bobbed, a solitary fishing boat Headed for its
lobster traps, Mast cables rattled in unison, an old man walking his dog Waved - did he know me?
Maine Pasta
Lobster Traps were among several new products rolled out during the International Boston Seafood Show in March under Linda Bean's Maine Lobster label.
