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Dead lobsters in Sound stir baymens' fears of die-off

Quick ReadReports of dead lobsters in central Long Island Sound have prompted state environmental officials to investigate what some baymen fear could be another lobster die-off.

Tor Vincent, lobsterman, hoists recovered lobster traps off

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | Tor Vincent, lobsterman, hoists recovered lobster traps off his boat. (Sept. 20, 2010)

Reports of dead lobsters in central Long Island Sound have prompted state environmental officials to investigate what some baymen fear could be another lobster die-off.

In recent days a handful of baymen have reported dead lobsters in traps placed in deep waters of the Sound off Northport and Huntington, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Connecticut regulators...

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