Interesting Article on Ghost Pots

[5th Tuition]

After reading the article, it appears a new pot costs 20 30 dollars; and a ghost pot cost 165 dollars to remove.
5th (Marty)

450 watermen x $400/day = $180,000
450 helpers x $150/day = $67,500
Total $247,500

$247,500 total divided by 1,500 pots = $165/ghost pot

If we could get DNR to put a bounty of $165/pot; everyone would be buying downscan sonar and getting in on the action.
Hell, I can just see the poachers out on the bay at night pulling each others good pots (with buoy markers) and turning them in.
5th (Marty)