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Derelict Crab Pots

Derelict Crab Pots in Chesapeake Bay

Infographics help highlight the results of a major new report on the impacts of derelict crab pots in Chesapeake Bay. Funded and published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the report was undertaken by researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science, CSS-Dynamac, Versar, and Global Science & Technology.

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