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A volunteer removes the remains of a lobster trap from a Santa Barbara County beach.

Trapping traps: Volunteers clear old lobster traps from Santa Barbara County beaches

Lance Orozco

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the group Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara County team up to clear traps which have washed up on beaches.

Some of the lobsters rescued from abandoned "ghost" lobster traps in the Channel Islands. Because the traps are unmonitored, sea life caught by them can die.

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Ocean 911: Researchers rescue sea life caught in abandoned lobster traps in the Channel Islands

Lance Orozco

UC Santa Barbara team removes and empties unmonitored "ghost traps." Without a way out, the traps can be a death sentence for sea life.

Old lobster traps collected from Santa Barbara County beaches over the weekend.

Environmentalists, fishermen team up to clean some Santa Barbara County beaches

Lance Orozco

More than 50 lobster traps were collected during the weekend cleanup effort.

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Natural Toxin Prompts Ban On Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishing In Parts Of Channel Islands

Lance Orozco

An area in the Channel Islands has been closed to commercial lobster fishing because of unhealthy levels of a naturally occurring toxin.State Department…