CT non-profit removes old lobster pots from the Sound

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A Connecticut non-profit is tackling a problem that hasn’t been addressed in decades.

By Luke Hajdasz

Published: Sep. 11, 2023 at 7:13 PM EDT|Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 7:14 PM EDT

LONG ISLAND SOUND, CT (WFSB) – A Connecticut non-profit is tackling a problem that hasn’t been addressed in decades.

They are removing old lobster pots out of Long Island Sound in hopes of improving the water quality and aquatic life.

Captain D.J. King is one of Connecticut’s last commercial lobster fishermen.

“We used to catch 500 or 600 a day now we catch 5 or 6 a day,” said King.