The Fundy North Fishermen's Association has been awarded the 'Gulf of Maine Industry Award' by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment for their efforts in ghost lobster trap recovery in Saint John Harbour.
Members John McDade, David Thompson and Roger Hunter accepted the hardware earlier this year in Maces Bay.
The high volume of ship traffic in the harbour accounts for lost lobster gear each year in the area.
The fishermen designed the study to clean-up the seafloor and to learn more about the effects of ghost fishing on both the environment and the fishery.
