After Hours Lecture: The National TRAP Program: Tackling derelict fishing gear from coast to coast!

William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS has awarded over $1.4 million to fund 11 projects centered on removing derelict fishing traps from coastal waters across the U.S. and Palau through the National Fishing Trap Removal, Assessment, & Prevention (TRAP) Program. Supported by the NOAA Marine Debris Program, the projects apply regional solutions to the global problem of abandoned fishing gear - from diving in waters up to 130 feet deep to retrieve lobster and crab traps in protected ecosystems to the removal of debris in tribal fishing grounds.

Noah Tait and Renee Sanders, marine scientists in the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), will explain how these projects will benefit coastal ecosystems and resources – from reducing bycatch of unintended marine species to identifying the types, sources, and locations of lost fishing traps; high use conflict areas; and ecological and economic impacts of these derelict fishing traps.

We are excited to offer this lecture in-person in McHugh Auditorium on VIMS' Gloucester Point Campus! This lecture will also be available as a live-streamed webinar. Registration is required for both in-person and webinar attendees. Webinar links will be sent in all registration confirmation emails. At this time, we are expecting a hybrid event, but registrants will be notified in advance if the event moves to a virtual only format.

Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/5yzcymx

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