Jacksonville's Ghost Trap Rodeo!...Update!
Mon, Jan 17
|Fleming Island
Weather Update! Event was moved from Sun. (16th) to next day (17th)! - NE Florida's chance to participate in the wildly popular and family-friendly Ghost Trap Rodeo inshore tournament with a marine debris cause! Anglers, Boaters, Paddlers, and Beachcombers welcome! (Click on event title for info)
Time & Location
Jan 17, 2022, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fleming Island, 2032 County Rd 220, Fleming Island, FL 32003, USA
About the Event
Ocean Aid 360 presents The Ghost Trap Rodeo for the St. Johns at Whitey's Fish Camp on Fleming Island/Jacksonville!
On Monday, January 17th, 2022, the Ghost Trap Rodeo is coming to Northeast Florida! The FREE event - to find and remove derelict crab traps and other forms of marine litter - will be held at Whitey's Fish Camp on Fleming Island between 9am and 1pm. This FWC-permitted event will take place during the bi-annual trap fishery closure, when active traps have been removed from the water and remaining (abandoned) gear is collected to stop the cycle of "ghost fishing" which depletes remaining marine resources available to commerical and recreational anglers, alike.
Upon arrival, participants will check in, receive individualized swag bags, t-shirts, Rodeo supplies, and search instructions (baitfish traps must be left in place). Supplies will consist of a tarp (for gelcoat safety), gloves, tin snips, burlap sacks for small…