MYSTIC, Conn. (WFSB) - A number of new laws take effect today, including one that helps cut down on invasive species in Long Island Sound.

The goal is to help get invasive species out of Long Island Sound and onto your dinner plate.

James Beard Award Winner David Standridge runs two restaurants in Mystic, The Shipwright’s Daughter and Mystic Fish Camp.

Standridge uses hundreds of pounds of green crab, an invasive species, in his menu items. There are thousands of green crabs in Long Island Sound that live in shallow, rocky water close to land.

The green crab is one of a few dozen invasive species lawmakers now allow to be sold to restaurants with little permitting.

“We focus too much on a few species. They’re under a lot of pressure, and in order to be more sustainable, we have to be

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