WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY-TV) — Local fishing crews are taking to regional waterways this week to retrieve lost fishing gear and crab pots. The North Carolina Coastal Federation said abandoned gear can pose a great threat to the environment and boaters.
“We just do what we normally do except were not coming back to the dock with anything to eat,” said Joe Romano.
For the past three days, Romano, a local commercial fisherman and co-founder of Seaview Crab Company, has traded in his love for catching crabs–for fishing up lost marine debris…