WeCrabNJ

•  Ecosystem health through the removal and prevention of derelict fishing gear that reduces the available blue crab catch and negatively impacts other bay species. 

• The interests and livelihoods of the commercial fishing community through cooperative recovery programs that  include prevention training to reduce gear loss and increase economic benefits.

• The interests of the recreational community through training that addresses properly setting commercial-style crab pots and how boaters can avoid contributing to derelict gear .

Stockton University

Rutgers University

The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve

NOAA- Marine Debris Program 

Blacklaser Learning