Crabs, turtles found in Chesapeake ‘ghost pots’ —

According to the data, the program’s first year: –recovered more than 8,600 crab pots and 61 abandoned nets. –discovered nearly 5,000 animals, including: more than 3,000 crabs, 19 turtle species, eels, a lobster, a diving duck and a muskrat–some alive, some dead. –involved fifty-eight watermen who covered 1,524 square miles of the bay and its tributaries

Crabs, turtles found in Chesapeake ‘ghost pots’ — dailypress.com