Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum

Cormac Hondros-McCarthy, Lowell, Massachusetts

Cormac Hondros-McCarthy is part of a team of engineers at LobsterLift LLC developing ropeless lobster traps to reduce the risk of whale entanglement. In this interview, he explains how their idea originated, how the technology works, and his hope of developing a solution that protects the whales without compromising lobstermenʼs livelihood.

Interviewed by Natalie Springuel and Giulia Cardoso at the 2019 Maine Fishermen's Forum. To hear the full interview, please visit NOAA’s Voices Oral History Archive.

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