A lobster trap or lobster pot is a portable trap that traps lobsters or crayfish and is used in lobster fishing. In Scotland chiefly in the north, the word creel is used to refer to a device used to catch lobsters and other crustaceans. A lobster trap can hold several lobsters. Lobster traps can be constructed of wire and wood, or metal and netting or rigid plastic. An opening permits the lobster to enter a tunnel of netting or other one-way devices. Pots are sometimes constructed in two parts, called the `chamber` or `kitchen`, where there is bait, and exits into the `parlour`, which prevents escape. Lobster pots are usually dropped to the seafloor, one or more at a time, sometimes up to 40 or more, and are marked by a buoy so they can be picked up later.
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