May 21, 2018 — PORTLAND, Maine — This scavenger hunt is a hunt for scavengers.
Interstate fishing managers are asking fishermen to check traps for lobsters carrying special green tags. The tags are part of a data collection program being conducted from May to November by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation and the University of Rhode Island.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which manages some East Coast fisheries, is promoting the program.
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