ing ▁ ▁Sec ure ▁tra ps ▁to ▁boat ▁while ▁navig ating ▁ ▁Report ▁der el ict ▁tra ps ▁ ▁Other ▁programs ▁ ▁The ▁Der el ict ▁C rab ▁T rap ▁Rem oval ▁Program ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁program ▁that ▁collect s ▁and ▁removes ▁abandoned ▁tra ps . ▁There ▁are ▁" ro de os " ▁that ▁are ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Sea ▁Grant ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁that ▁will ▁go ▁out ▁searching ▁for ▁these ▁tra ps . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Der el ict ▁C rab ▁T rap ▁Rem oval ▁Program ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁helped ▁with ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁These ▁rode os ▁also ▁have ▁an ▁educational ▁element ▁that ▁teach es ▁how ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁tra ps ▁that ▁are ▁lost ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁less en ▁the ▁impact s ▁the ▁tra ps ▁have ▁on ▁the ▁environment . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁other ▁programs ▁that ▁are ▁run ▁in ▁other ▁states . ▁They ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁where ▁the ▁tra ps ▁are ▁removed ▁during ▁a ▁ 3 0 - day ▁period . ▁There ▁are ▁programs ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast , ▁including ▁areas ▁like ▁Texas ▁and ▁Florida . ▁These ▁programs ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁successful ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁working ▁together , ▁and ▁over ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁der el ict ▁tra ps ▁have ▁been ▁removed ▁in ▁Texas ▁alone . ▁So ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁programs ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁remove ▁thousands ▁of ▁abandoned ▁tra ps ▁and