ing , ▁running , ▁or ▁tam per ing ▁with ▁another ▁person ' s ▁trap ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁off ense ▁and ▁it ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁$ 4 5 0 -$ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁going ▁to ▁j ail ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 2 0 ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁Louisiana ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Fish eries ▁decided ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁program ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁leg ally ▁remove ▁these ▁tra ps ▁and ▁to ▁include ▁an ▁educational ▁element ▁that ▁will ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁tra ps ▁that ▁are ▁lost ▁each ▁year . ▁Vol unte ers , ▁staff ▁members , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁commercial ▁fish ing ▁industry ▁come ▁together ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁days , ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁abandoned ▁c rab ▁tra ps . ▁ ▁Program ▁success ▁▁ ▁This ▁table ▁shows ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁der el ict ▁c rab ▁tra ps ▁that ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁certain ▁parts ▁of ▁Louisiana . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 3 , 0 4 0 ▁c rab ▁tra ps ▁have ▁been ▁removed . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years , ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁people ▁from ▁different ▁par ishes ▁and ▁different ▁found ations ▁have ▁come ▁out ▁to ▁help ▁remove ▁these ▁tra ps . ▁This ▁program ▁now ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁volunte ers , ▁St . ▁Bernard ▁Par ish , ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Department ▁of ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Fish eries , ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Conserv ation ▁Association , ▁S weet ▁Water ▁Marina , ▁and ▁Bo at ▁St