In Cape Cod Bay, derelict lobster traps are estimated to kill 12,500 to 33,000 lobsters per year. By removing derelict fishing gear, ghost fishing can be reduced.” Buying fresh seafood?

“I just like to do it.” These days, she works with her 81-year-old son Maxwell on the “Virginia,” a boat named after her, as they drop lobster traps off the coast of Rockland, Main ...