Hauling in the catch🦞 Each trap is attached to a rope, which is attached to another rope stringing together lobster traps, with a buoy on one end that fishers grab with a long hook to begin hauling. Traps are hauled to the surface with a winch on the boat, and the lobsters are removed and measured to ensure that they meet the minimum (in some cases maximum) lobster carapace shell size. Those that do not meet the size requirements or are egg bearing, are gently returned to the ocean. Traps are e