BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On January 5 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began its ten-day-long blue crab trap closure. This closure gives groups, authorized by the FWC, time to ...

Reaching out of the boat with a long metal hook, marine biologist Parker White snagged the slimy buoy bobbing off the southeastern coast of Lake Maurepas on a recent windy, gray morning. As fellow ...

Perched on a raised stool aboard a small metal boat, Alexa Brown pushed down on a long throttle, kicking up sea spray as a large fan spun to life. Brown eased the boat toward a string of orange buoys, ...

Last year saw some unwelcome firsts on the North Olympic Peninsula with the invasive European green crab. While most captures typically occur in the spring and summer for Makah Fisheries Management, ...

It’s almost that time of year again for volunteers to help Texas Parks and Wildlife with a crucial conservation task: scouring the Texas coast for abandoned crab traps, which when left unchecked, can ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Test results are in on a technology that could help keep a popular Bay Area seafood on the table. They're specially designed traps to fish for Dungeness crab, without ...

Crab traps are back in play for California’s recreational fleet, and the timing could reshape how you spend the... The post California crab gear restrictions changed Jan. 2 — what that means for your ...