Connecticut Lobstermen Can No Longer Make A Living, Seek Other Work

October 30, 2011

HARTFORD, Conn. — Nick Crismale made his career as a lobsterman, however lately there are not enough of the crustaceans in Extended Island Sound to constitute it worth putting outside the traps.Crismale, who dedicated himself to clamming this year, had been among the hardly any remaining holdouts in an industry devastated by a steady decline in lobster stocks. Only about 30 complete-age lobstermen are left in Connecticut, down from more than 300 in the years before a devastating lobster die-off in 1999.Glance at More…
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