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Fishermen swap crab fishing for cleanup, retrieving hundreds of lost crab pots from waterways

Summary by WWAY TV
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY-TV) — Local fishing crews are taking to regional waterways this week to retrieve lost fishing gear and crab pots. The North Carolina Coastal Federation said abandoned gear can pose a great threat to the environment and boaters. “We just do what we normally do except were not coming back to the dock with anything to eat,” said Joe Romano. For the past three days, Romano, a local commercial fisherman and co-founder of …
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WWAY TV broke the news in on Friday, March 6, 2026.
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