TPWD Requests Volunteers to Temporarily Delay Abandoned Crab Trap Collection Efforts

Due to the unprecedented winter weather that has impacted the state this week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking volunteers in this removal effort to wait until Monday, February 22nd before removing any traps with buoys from the open water. Waiting to remove these traps will allow crabbers the opportunity to collect traps that they may not have been able to pick up earlier in the week due to the recent winter weather conditions.  Texas coastal waters will close to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps for... READ MORE