An 1993 study of lost traps in Timbalier Bay estimated 25 blue crabs died in each derelict trap over a single year. In 2021 and 2022, Louisiana had bumper crops of blue crab, topping 50 million ...

"Ghost gear" is any discarded, lost, or abandoned, fishing gear in oceans, lakes, rivers and bays. This gear continues to fish and trap marine life. Skip Navigation ...