Abstract：
Due to fishery-tailored gear, shrimpers are often affected by benthic marine debris, specifically derelict crab traps. To alleviate the impacts on the commercial shrimping industry in the Mississippi Sound, a team of natural resource professionals and stakeholders developed a derelict crab trap removal incentive program for commercial shrimpers. In three years, this program led to the removal of 2904 derelict crab traps from the north-central Gulf of Mexico at a total average cost of $35,595 per year to implement the program, or $53 per derelict crab trap. Results from this study showed the cost of the program could further be reduced while covering the same shrimping area, through the inclusion of fewer disposal locations and targeting active and engaged shrimpers. This program led to the removal of crab traps by non-registered shrimpers, indicating that the existence of the program and associated outreach could lead to improved environmental stewardship without an incentive.
摘要：
由于渔业定制的渔具，虾虾经常受到底栖海洋垃圾的影响，特别是废弃的螃蟹陷阱。为了减轻对密西西比河湾商业捕虾业的影响，一个由自然资源专业人员和利益相关者组成的团队为商业捕虾者制定了一项废弃的螃蟹陷阱清除激励计划。三年后,该计划导致从墨西哥湾中北部清除了2904个废弃的螃蟹陷阱，实施该计划的平均费用为每年35,595美元，或者每个被遗弃的螃蟹陷阱53美元。这项研究的结果表明，该计划的成本可以进一步降低，同时覆盖相同的虾面积，通过包括更少的处置地点，并针对活跃和参与的虾。该计划导致未注册的捕虾者清除了螃蟹陷阱，表明该计划的存在和相关的外展可能导致在没有激励的情况下改善环境管理。
