It was Long Island Sound that has had the die-off and temperature in shallow waters problems since 1996. Southern New England covers the areas from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. Here are some documents for some background:
http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/hotnews/lobster/AllAreas-chart.3-03.pdf
http://www.mafmc.org/meeting_materials/2010/December/Tab_10_Organizational_Reports_ASMFC.pdf
http://www.asmfc.org/speciesDocuments/lobster/minutesandmeetingsummaries/tc/2010/april2010_SNE_Recruitment_Failure_TCmemoB.pdf
http://ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/fishing/commercial/asmfc_lobster_technical_committee_management_options_memo_11022010.pdf
http://www.asmfc.org/speciesDocuments/lobster/minutesandmeetingsummaries/board/2011/march2011AmLobsterBoardProceedings.pdf
http://www.asmfc.org/speciesDocuments/lobster/minutesandmeetingsummaries/tc/2010/april2010_OCC_TCmemo.pdf
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