Thousands of abandoned lobster traps have silently littered Long Island Sound for decades. Now, a local effort to locate them all has received a significant boost.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $1.8 million to the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Suffolk County for marine debris clean-up in the Sound. Part of that funding will go to the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk for their efforts to locate and recycle lobster traps.

WSHU's Sabrina Garone spoke with Justin Susarchick, who leads the initiative.

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

WSHU: Could you explain the environmental damage of marine debris?

JS: Our team here at the Maritime Aquarium is focused on an initiative called the Lobster Trap Recovery and Assessment Partnership, or LTRAP for short. This is a c

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