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DERELICT CRAB TRAP
REMOVAL PROGRAM
Programs In Other Gulf States
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Starting in 2001, the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) through the Crab Subcommitte, began a coordinated effort with the Gulf’s
member
agencies at the helm to implement derelict crab trap removal programs. The Crab Subcommittee published two reports through the GSMFC. Blue crab
derelict traps and trap removal programs was published in 2001 (GSMFC Publ. No. 88) which reviewed derelict crab traps. The second report,
guidelines for developingderelict crab trap removal programs in the Gulf of Mexico, was published in 2003 a white paper
on the impacts of derelict traps was published (GSMFC Pub No. 88) and a manual was developed in 2003 (GSMFC Publ. No. 110)to provide a cookbook type
approach to any state agency or private group interested in starting their own trap removal programs. These publications are available
from the
publications page of the GSMFC web site.
The number of derelict crab traps collected from Gulf of Mexico estuaries by state for each year are tabulated below (NP=no program; NA=no effort).
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