Florida Sea Grant Helped Save Keys Lobster Industry Nearly $4 million After Hurricane Irma
A novel eyes-in-the-sky solution has helped lobster fishermen quickly locate and recover displaced traps.
A novel eyes-in-the-sky solution has helped lobster fishermen quickly locate and recover displaced traps.
Using two planes, GPS-enabled cameras and spotter pilots, Sea Grant is hoping to recover displaced lobster traps.
Monroe County, the Florida Keys, partnering with the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Clean Vessel Act has created a Keys-Wide mobile Pump Out Program that provides free pump out service.