lobster closures in GOM this winter?

[Jim in CT]

i hear a large area in the gulf of maine will be limited to ropeless lobster fishing from october through january, to protect to the right whale

how do you fish lobster traps without rope, exactly?

[spence]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

i hear a large area in the gulf of maine will be limited to ropeless lobster fishing from october through january, to protect to the right whale

how do you fish lobster traps without rope, exactly?

You call them by name and they will come.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

You call them by name and they will come.

i looked it up, you push a button and an air bladder in the trap fills so that trap floats to the surface. a guy with 800 traps needs to convert to that?
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[Clammer]

Is dragging for them legal in Maine

I worked on a dragger in the bay [ when we use to have lobsters] in the bay ....he targeted them & did very well .

When the started to go to hell .. he downsized his dragger

a couple of years later he told be / they won,t be back /next I know he sold the boat to a sponge diver in Maine & he found someone local to buy all his traps /

He,s 84 & hes gone full circle .back to shellfishing only & being a senior .his license is free .OH he sold the M/P one he had for years .......stay ahead of the curve ......... they should think about what it will cost to invest in floats ... its not going to get better ,