Thousands of crab pots go untended yearly in the Salish Sea; their release causes crab loss and ship damage. Nan Evans talks with Nathaniel Ashford about the efforts of Port Townsend’s STEM Club (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to salvage those lost pots using robotics. Olivia Reinhart joins the conversation to share her experience working with the Sea Dragons team (part 2 of a two-part program). (Airdate: December 20, 2023)

Learn more:
The project to remove lost crab pots
The Port Townsend STEM Club
The Sea Dragon derelict crab pot recovery project has won the ESRI 2023 student Storytellers of the Year award

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