Fishermen Are Hauling Up Abandoned Lobster Traps
Wearing mud-stained orange overalls, waterproof gloves and a determined look, Corey Matias tugs rhythmically at a long line as his boat idles about 6 miles off the coast in Long Island Sound.
At 36, Matias is a veteran shellfisher whose family once hauled lobster from these waters during the height of Connecticut's thriving lobster industry. But today, in a twist of irony, he's after a different kind of catch -- the lobster traps that he and his relatives once relied on to make a living.
"Season's open!" Matias roars over...
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