Every February for the past 21 years, hndreds of volunteers have offered up their time to help search for
and remove abandoned crab traps. Crab traps left in the water can mess up shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines and “ghost fish” which allows traps to unintentionally kill fish trapped inside. To date, more than 40,000 abandoned crab traps have been removed from Texas coastal waters. From Feb. 17th thru the 26th, Texas
coastal waters will be closed to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps to aid the annual volunteer crab trap
cleanup.