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Old 01-05-2014, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by capt coonassty View Post
Depending on the area they are sometime picked up by a derelict crab trap program put on by Sea Grant. Usually to be crushed and thrown away. At some point they were going to try to reuse them as a building material. Just remember each trap is tagged to be able to identify who they belong to.
To my knowledge, there never has been a derelict crab trap program for Calcasieu.
But I agree with the others, don't touch the abandoned traps.
Crabbing is big business, up to $3 per pound for crabs, crabbers can get real nasty if you monkey their stuff.
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