Happy Clam Shack's lobster buoys @ Bar Harbor, Maine
Maine has over 5,900 licensed lobstermen to cater to the ever growing market for fresh live lobsters in the USA and beyond. In 2012 alone, Maine fishermen trapped and caught more than 126 million pounds of the iconic seafood and the number has been increasing every year. There are about 3 million lobster traps in Maine’s waters; and more than 30,000 are lost every year (Maine Department of Marine Resources). Lobster buoys help lobstermen locate their traps to haul in the crustaceans across the Maine coast. Buoys float on the water surface and are attached with a rope running all the way from the trap.
Happy Clam Shack's lobster buoys @ Bar Harbor, Maine
Maine has over 5,900 licensed lobstermen to cater to the ever growing market for fresh live lobsters in the USA and beyond. In 2012 alone, Maine fishermen trapped and caught more than 126 million pounds of the iconic seafood and the number has been increasing every year. There are about 3 million lobster traps in Maine’s waters; and more than 30,000 are lost every year (Maine Department of Marine Resources). Lobster buoys help lobstermen locate their traps to haul in the crustaceans across the Maine coast. Buoys float on the water surface and are attached with a rope running all the way from the trap.