An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 lobster traps go missing in Maine’s coastal waters every year—a staggering loss rate that exceeds any other North American fishery. This "ghost gear" places a significant burden on marine ecosystems, waterfront communities, the food supply, and the fishing industry. For years, these lost traps remained an unseen and largely ignored problem. Previously, conventional wisdom suggested that lost gear simply created additional submerged habitat. However, scientists...

Alligator Jr. Civil War Submarine, Search Team I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to a good New Year. First, a huge thanks to the entire team for their continued support, especially the local members who made the GPR technology work possible last winter. Appreciation to the University of Delaware team, who came north with all their equipment and advanced data processing capabilities, for their help last year. While we did not conclusively determine whether the...