used by state staff." 



DMF Marine Patrol now has crab pot 

 cleanup in North Carolina waters for three 

 weeks during the winter. 



'To get the public involved, the statute 

 would have to be changed because of liability 

 issues," says Lynn Henry, DMF biologist and 

 workshop participant. The proposed cleanup 

 also would include a "Blue Crab Day" when 

 the public could visit buyers and picking houses 

 and talk with crabbers. 



crabbers, scientists and resource managers, 

 heading out into the sound. 



In the future, Henry would like to see 

 more collaborative workshops. 



"There was some good discussion and 

 dialogue," says Henry. "But this is the tip of the 



crabbers involved in the public process." 



The N.C. Blue Crab Research Program 

 seeks innovative research that helps enhance North 

 Carolina's blue crab fishery. To find out more about 

 the program, visit the Web: www.ncseagrant.org 

 and click on "research. " Or, call Marc Turano at 

 910/5220-7060. 



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