uf . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁volunte er ▁day ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Dr . ▁John ▁L ope z ▁from ▁the ▁Lake ▁Pont chart rain ▁Bas in ▁said , ▁" We ▁estimate ▁that ▁over ▁ 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁c rab s ▁per ▁year ▁were ▁saved ▁with ▁these ▁efforts ." ▁The ▁program ▁has ▁grown ▁so ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁many ▁different ▁places ▁in ▁Louisiana , ▁r anging ▁from ▁Pla qu em ines ▁Par ish ▁to ▁Ter re bon ne ▁Par ish . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁prevent ion ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁thousands ▁of ▁tra ps ▁have ▁been ▁removed ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁de cade , ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁der el ict ▁c rab ▁tra ps . ▁The ▁Louisiana ▁Sea ▁Grant ▁has ▁created ▁some ▁tips ▁to ▁help ▁prevent ▁these ▁tra ps . ▁ ▁Always ▁check ▁line , ▁kn ots , ▁and ▁bu o ys ▁for ▁proper ▁function ▁ ▁A void ▁setting ▁tra ps ▁in ▁navig ational ▁areas ▁ ▁Make ▁sure ▁tra ps ▁haven ' t ▁dr ift ed ▁into ▁areas ▁of ▁high ▁traffic ▁ ▁Pro per ly ▁disc ard ▁un fish able ▁tra ps . ▁ ▁Att ach ▁a ▁common ▁float ▁if ▁you ▁accident ally ▁sever ▁someone ▁else ' s ▁bu oy ▁line ▁ ▁Remove ▁tra ps ▁before ▁predicted ▁major ▁weather ▁events ▁ ▁If ▁possible , ▁use ▁easily ▁de grad able ▁c ull ▁rings ▁or ▁h og ▁rings ▁to ▁prevent ▁g host ▁fish