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Divers seek lost crab pots in Washington waters

By Manuel Valdes
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Divers seek lost crab pots in Washington waters

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) — Over 12,000 crab pots are lost in Washington state’s Puget Sound every year, costing an estimated $700,000 in lost harvest revenue, and more poignantly, damaging the sea floor environment. Using sonar to find the pots, divers and scientists venture into the waters to clean up and learn why pots are lost.

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