1.   A fisherman gingerly maneuvered his skiff in toward shore to check crab pots.

2.   After all these years they have not figured out how to lift the one-way door with their claws and get out of a crab pot.

3.   Ships leave the Hudson River docks, float serenely southward, not much farther offshore than a crab pot.

4.   Shirley Miller carries a log of spruce for her stove, with Tabby the dog at her heels, and rusted anchors and orange crab pots scattered about.

5.   The large metal cages that serve as crab pots can become caked with ice, threatening vessel stability.

6.   The stack shifted and a loose crab pot slid into the youngster, knocking him overboard.

7.   Their days are spent baiting, stringing and checking crab pots in the bay or tonging for oysters.

8.   They complain that economic pressures have meant the government has shied from effectively controlling watermen and the number of crab pots they are permitted to set.

9.   We used a spotlight to see the line in the water, to help maneuver the boat and the line around many crab pots.

10.   The bay itself has some hazards, as the sailors must avoid crab pots on their way out to open sea.