Lobsters and other crustaceans eaten by humans are more likely to contract gill diseases when sewage contaminates their water  Under a recent proposal, millions of gallons of local sewage each day would be rerouted many kilometers offshore
Although this would substantially reduce the amount of sewage in the harbor where lobsters are caught, the proposal is pointless, because hardly any lobsters live long enough to be harmed by those diseases
Lobsters, like other crustaceans, live longer in the open ocean than in industrial harbors.