Tampa Bay's Ghost Trap Rodeo! - Two Locations: Ft. DeSoto Ramp or Belleair Ramp
Sat, Jul 15
|St. Petersburg
The one you've been waiting for: This is the Ghost Trap Rodeo tournament targeting our Tampa 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! - PRIZES!
Time & Location
Jul 15, 2023, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL 33715, USA
About the Event
The Ghost Trap Rodeo marine debris collection tournament sends anglers, boaters, and paddlers into the fishery for a 4-hour competition to find and remove derelict crab traps 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 great prizes from our industry partners, including but not limited to Mercury Marine, Power-Pole, and MirrOlure; and serves a free catered lunch to all participants.
Since 2018, Ocean Aid 360-led Ghost Trap Rodeo events have hauled in over 163,000 pounds of derelict traps and gear from coastal fisheries all over Florida and the Bahamas, releasing tens of thousands of marine…