NAPS Ghost Pot Program in Full Swing

Our intrepid crew has logged in five outings in January before the ice storm, recovering dozens of ghost pots. Here's a video montage of the project:

If you love being on the water and are not afraid of cold weather and hard, dirty work, you may be perfect to join our crew! Sign up through the Volunteer River Counties portal or email us at stewardship@napsva.org today!

A few disturbing facts:

• Derelict crab pots can remain in the water for many years

• There are an estimated 150,000 lost crab pots in the Chesapeake Bay

• There are an 63 ghost pots per square mile in Northumberland County

• 6 million crabs are estimated to get trapped in ghost pots each year

• 3 million of those crabs die captive

• There is an estimated $33 million in associated lost revenue to our region