Laurie Jasper and Peter B. Brace document the lives of those who craft traps in Vinalhaven, Maine.

Two Portland designers, Patric Santerre and Celeste Robinson, are attempting to build a space-saving, collapsible lobster trap. Isaac Kestenbaum speaks to the architects about their trap design and getting the idea off the ground.

Peter Brace explores the life of Jeff Peterson, a lobsterman and inventor who builds lobster traps.

With struggles within the lobster industry due to oversupply of lobsters, lobstermen thought of collective action. Bram Sable-Smith highlights the work that Arbus Ames put forward to start the Maine Lobstering Union, which would allow them to speak about the value of their catches and get a fair living wage.