Wallisville Park staff cleans up abandoned crab traps
Eric Angle, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District (SWG), Natural Resources Management Specialist, right, holds a rope to control the air boat as Obed Contreras Sosa, SWG heavy equipment operator, secures the air boat to a trailer after Crab Trap roundup 2024 at the Wallisville Lake Project, Feb. 22, 2024. Each year, the State of Texas declares a 10-day window where no crab traps are legally allowed to remain in the water. This gives community members the opportunity to remove lost or abandoned crab traps. This year’s roundup was scheduled from Feb. 16-26.