Biscayne Bay's Ghost Trap Rodeo! - Sun. July 16th!
Sun, Jul 16
|Coral Gables
Sure to be a Blast! - This is the Ghost Trap Rodeo tournament targeting our Biscayne Bay fishery's CLOSED trapping season. This is when you and your friends can help us clean up lost and abandoned 'ghost' traps which catch and kill marine life for years unchecked. Free! - Lunch! - GREAT PRIZES!
Time & Location
Jul 16, 2023, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Coral Gables, 9610 Old Cutler Rd, Coral Gables, FL 33156, USA
About the Event
The Ghost Trap Rodeo marine debris collection tournament sends anglers, boaters, and paddlers into the fishery for a fun 4-hour competition to find and remove derelict crab traps (during the CLOSED trapping season) and fishing equipment which have been lost or abandoned by anglers. This is critical because ghost traps and gear can damage sea grass habitat and because traps continue to catch and kill marine life, which dies in the trap and lures a new crop of crabs, fish, and rays right behind - for years.
In return for YOUR help, the #GhostTrapRodeo offers up awesome prizes from our industry partners, including but not limited to Mercury Marine, Power-Pole, MirrOlure, and Temple Fork Outfitters; and serves a free catered lunch to all participants.
Since 2018, Ocean Aid 360-led Ghost Trap Rodeo events have hauled in over 180,000 pounds of derelict traps and gear from coastal fisheries all over Florida…