It’s that time again; time for all you abandoned crab trap haters to take your frustrations out on the enemy: abandoned crab traps. The crabbing closure will be February 17th-26th. The Big Party will be Saturday February 18th, weather permitting.

In the San Antonio Bay System we are planning for the same sites as last year: Charlie’s at the end of Lane Road where Neal and Karen Gray have graciously allowed us to use a corner of their parking lot in years past, and the TPWD docks in POC at Maple and 16th Streets.

As in past years there will also be many other trap drop-off sites in other bay systems. Contact your local TPWD Coastal Fisheries Office for more information.

Sabine Lake: Jerry Mambretti
(409) 983-1104 (ext. 222)

Galveston Bay: Bill Balboa
(281) 534-0110

Matagorda Bay: Leslie Hartman
(361) 972-6253

San Antonio Bay: Norman Boyd
(361) 983-4425

Aransas Bay: Karen Meador
(361) 729-5429

Corpus Christi Bay: Tom Wagner
(361) 729-2328

Upper Laguna Madre: Todd Neahr
(361) 825-3353

Lower Laguna Madre:
Mark Lingo (956) 350-4490

Program Coordinator: Art Morris
(361) 825-3356

Rhonda Cummins
Coastal & Marine Resource News