From Feb. 16- 25, Texas coastal waters will close to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps to facilitate an annual volunteer crab trap cleanup. Any traps left in bays — including traps tied to docks — […]
Every February for the past 21 years, countless volunteers have offered up their time to help search for and remove abandoned crab traps. Crab traps left in the water can foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines […]
This February marks 20 years for the Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program. Every year countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water searching the Texas bays and shorelines for abandoned crab traps. When left in […]
The Christmas Bay Foundation will meet at 8am Saturday Feb. 20 at the Brazoria County Parks Seidler Boat Ramp to participate on the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Event. We will […]
Hoping to add to the pile of more than 33,449 derelict crab traps hauled from Texas bays since 2002, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are gearing up for the 14th annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap […]