2019 CRAB TRAP REMOVAL:  Experience the salty spray of 
the gulf breeze on your face when you volunteer to help 
rid the waters of derelict crab traps …ahead on Passport 
to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas (before Feb 15)

Sometimes commercial crab traps end up missing due to 
storms, or they are simply discarded.  Yet, these traps 
continue capturing fish and other marine creatures, 
including endangered species. They take an 
environmental and economic toll on gulf fisheries.

During a 10-day period in February volunteers like you, 
join TPW staff and partners, in removing these derelict 
traps.  More than 35,000 crab traps have been removed 
from the gulf since 2002, saving tens of thousands of 
marine organisms. 

TPW facilitates roughly 20 coastal sites, and provides 
disposal facilities, tarps, gloves, crab trap hooks and 
other items to help volunteers remove troublesome 
traps.

This year’s cleanup is February 15th through the 24th. 
Zack Thomas who coordinates the program for TPW, 
encourages the public to go out on their own during this 
10-day period. The cleanup is the only time citizens may 
legally remove these traps from gulf waters.

Meanwhile, the big cleanup “push” is Saturday, February 
16 from 8 to noon. It’s a big crab trap removal party.  

To volunteer for this year’s program visit the 
Abandoned Crab Trap Removal page on the TPW 
website.

The Sport Fish restoration Program supports our series. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I’m Cecilia Nasti.



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