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Volunteers
Needed for Derelict Crab Trap Clean-ups
February 14, 2007
The Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is asking for volunteers
to assist with the 2007 Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program. Volunteers
and boats are needed to collect traps and assist with their disposal
at the designated disposal sites.
The crab trap
closures and clean ups will begin on Saturday, Feb. 24 and end
Sunday, March 4 in a portion of the Lake Pontchartrain estuary
and begin Saturday, March 3 and end Sunday, March 11 in a portion
of the Barataria Bay estuary near Lafitte.
Traps within
the closure area may be picked up at any time within the closure
period, but it would be more beneficial if volunteers participated
on Saturdays when LDWF personnel will be available and supplies
(tarps, gloves, grappling hooks, garbage bags, etc.) distributed.
LDWF Sec. Bryant Hammett, announced the following designated disposal
sites for each closure:
- Lake Pontchartrain
Estuary -- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service boat launch on
lower Bayou Lacombe, The Dock at Eden Isles, Lake Catherine
Marina, and Bonnabel Public Launch.
- Barataria
Bay -- C-Way Marina in Lafitte.
Handling derelict
traps in the water or at the disposal sites can be a dirty and
messy job. Volunteers are reminded to wear appropriate protective
clothing.
More details,
including additional regulations, maps, description of the closure
areas, and instructions for volunteers are available at the Derelict
Crab Trap Removal Program Web site at www.derelictcrabtrap.net.
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