Removing Derelict Fishing Gear in North Carolina (IMAGE)

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Removing Derelict Fishing Gear in North Carolina

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As part of a pilot program with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, funded through a NOAA Marine Debris Community-based removal grant, commercial fishermen remove derelict crab pots in order to repurpose them as artificial oyster reefs.

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