Lobster Season Ends: Traps Collected as Groups Retrieve Stranded Gear in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Those who fish for lobsters in our coastal waters are bringing in their traps as the season ends.

At the Santa Barbara Harbor, boats stacked with traps are unloading at the city pier. However, not all of the traps have been recovered.

Depending on storm conditions, some traps have been tossed onto area beaches.

In the coming weeks, several environmental groups and members of the fishing industry will be out searching for those traps to retrieve them.

Some will be briefly gathered in the harbor parking lot for owners to pick up if they still have any remaining value.