EVERETT — Recreational crabbers can participate in a photo contest this summer to win prizes, such as crabbing equipment or a restaurant gift certificate.
This year’s crabbing season opens Thursday.
To enter a photo in the contest, post a photo on Instagram with the hashtag #CatchMoreCrabSnoco in your caption. Drawings to determine winning entries will be held every two weeks during summer.
If you don’t have an Instagram account, go to the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee website, www.snocomrc.org, to learn how to send photos by mail or email.
Snohomish County’s Surface Water Management Division is sponsoring the competition to promote best practices in crabbing. An estimated 12,000 crab post are lost every year. Without an escape cord, each lost pot can kill up to 30 harvestable crabs.
Tips to avoid losing a crab pot: Add more weight to your pot; know if the tide is rising or falling; know the direction of the current; use longer line; use a high-visibility buoy; avoid high-traffic areas; watch your pots; and use weighted line.
Staff from the Marine Resources Committee plan to be at Everett’s 10th Street boat launch Thursday to tell people about the contest and to promote good crabbing practices.
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