Blue crab traps must be removed from water by July 20

Posted on July 19, 2013

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in state waters from the Pasco-Hernando county line to the Wakulla-Franklin county line, including all waters of the Ochlockonee River and Bay, must be removed from the water before Saturday, July 20, the first day of a 10-day trap closure.

This closure will give the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps from the water, officials said.

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