The classic blue crab pot at half the size, the American Blue Claw ½ Crab Trap Kit is great for short soaks with several traps. Instead of one large pot deployed at one location, the half-size ...

2023 Crab Trap Drop-Off Sites • Sabine Lake – Local TPWD coordinator Carey Gelpi (409) 983-1104 (ext. 222) o Pleasure Island Marina Boat Ramp – Facilitated trap drop-off site.

FILE - A washed-up lobster trap and tangled lines sit on a beach in Biddeford, Maine, Nov. 13, 2009. The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned traps for ...

The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster traps, which can dilute harvests and kill other fish in coastal waters from Maine to Alaska.

Abandoned fishing gear is a worldwide problem that’s been referred to as anything from “ ghost nets ” to the “land mines of the sea.” The lost equipment is often dislodged by storms or passing boats, ...

The new rules would restrict the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when whales are more likely to be present.

In addition to the rodeo, the state carries out periodic closures of crabbing areas to allow abandoned crab traps to be retrieved. Since the state began its trap removal program in 2004, more than ...

FILE – Biologist Paul Rudell pulls a derelict crab pot aboard, June 12, 2014, in Port Townsend, Wash. The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned traps for ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster traps, which can dilute harvests and kill other fish in coastal waters from ...