Whats Killing the Lobsters Of Long Island Sound?
LONG ISLAND SOUND, Conn. — The trap buoys, orange and white, wink between the waves in this murky estuary, beckoning with the promise of the sweetest of New England’s delights: lobster. As plentiful as sardines, they were. So much so that generations of Connecticut lobstermen did bang-up business trolling these waters for big and juicy jewels of the sea.