NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Program

Project Title: Impacts of Ghost Fishing to the American Lobster Fishery

Organization:

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

Project ID:

0306.09.018690

Award Amount:

$144538.70

Location:

Sites will be located in western Cape Cod Bay and outer Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. These two areas represent different lobster stocks and have varying environmental and fishery conditions.