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Ghost Pot Recovery Program March 19-22, 2012 Cedar Point to Cove Point
Each year watermen lose numerous crab pots when storms come through the Bay or corks are cut off by other boats. These pots, expensive to replace, are often difficult for watermen to reclaim. In an effort to ensure these pots do not continue to catch and kill various species, watermen are asked to reclaim these pots in a program that Senator Barbara Mikulski helped fund. The Maryland Geographical Administration and NOAA survey the bottom and help watermen identify areas with large numbers of ghost pots, so they can target them. In 2010, about 360 watermen removed more than 11,800 pieces of crab pot debris from Bay waters.
This year the Roughwater participated in the ghost pot program retrieving over 30 crab pots and various other pieces of debris. From these pots various animals including manoes, toad fish, croaker, blue crabs, black sea bass, and oysters were returned to the Bay's waters.
This year the Roughwater participated in the ghost pot program retrieving over 30 crab pots and various other pieces of debris. From these pots various animals including manoes, toad fish, croaker, blue crabs, black sea bass, and oysters were returned to the Bay's waters.