Spider crabs, sea urchins and starfish also have been found dead in hundreds of lobster pots pulled from the water recently.
Lobster fishermen say they have found as many dead crabs as lobsters in their traps.
Although state officials agree that the die-off is a catastrophe, they say the overall health of the Sound is improving. You often have to finish reading the entire sentence, or even the whole paragraph, before the answers become clear. As you work, use a separate piece of paper to record your answers. Or, if you are working at a computer, create an answer file on your screen. In either case, be sure to copy words correctly.