PORTLAND, Maine — A New York artist is looking for old fishing line — a million feet of it — from Maine lobstermen for a huge sculpture that will be put on display in a New York City park.
The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation has been contacting lobstermen in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island to collect 7/16-inch rope that would otherwise be dumped.
Project coordinator Laura Ludwig says artist Orly Genger will weave the fishing line into a sculpture at a park in Manhattan.
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