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Lobster Traps, Woolwich, Maine, USA

The lobster trap was invented in 1808 by Ebenezer Thorndike of Swampscott, Massachusetts.

The entrances to the traps are designed to be one-way only. To entice the lobster, a piece of bait, often fish or chum, is placed inside the trap.

A long rope is attached to the trap, at the end of which is a plastic or styrofoam buoy, so the traps can be identified & pulled up & checked every other day or so. The traps are weighed down by bricks so when they are sent overboard, they will sink & settle on the sea floor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_trap

traveltips.usatoday.com/use-lobster-trap-13914.html

Fujifilm X-T20. Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS Lens. 19 mm, f/4, 1/150 sec, ISO 400. Thanks for viewing.

 

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