Ropeless Lobster Gear Study Released: Could Cost Industry $40 M in Annual Revenue
The second phase of a multi-year project evaluating the operational, technological, and socioeconomic impacts of ropeless lobster gear was released yesterday by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). If the gear had been deployed fleet-wide last year, the loss of annual revenue was estimated to be $40 million and the foregone harvest was pegged at 3.5 million pounds less. An overall recommendation was to explore further using more variables.
Alternative or ropeless lobster gear consists of submerged buoyancy devices that are activated ...
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