Lobster Foundation Seeks
Used Rope for NY Artist
The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation (GOMLF) seeks to purchase used groundlines or endlines from fishermen in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, through the end of March 2013. Lobstermen and other fishermen who use fixed gear with groundlines (e.g. shrimp trap, gillnet, crab, sea bass, or hagfish fisheries) are encouraged to pre-register. A maximum of 20,000 lbs of rope will be collected.
Fishermen will be paid fifty cents per pound ($.50/lb) for rope of 7/16 ,” 1/2" or 9/16" diameter. Rope can be any length of sink rope, poly, or “neutrally buoyant” rope. It must be fairly clean and coiled if possible. GOMLF will issue each fisherman a check on the day of collection.
The rope will be used by an artist for land-based purposes only and will not circulate again in the fishery.
For more information on the rope collections or to register, contact Laura Ludwig in Provincetown MA at 207-263-5300 or lldowneast@gmail.com