Oregon has extended rules restricting the state's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps, the state's fish and ...

(CN) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced new restrictions on commercial and recreational crabbing after two humpback whales got entangled in lines that might have been used to ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster traps, which can dilute harvests and kill other fish in coastal waters from Maine ...

Crab traps are back in play for California’s recreational fleet, and the timing could reshape how you spend the... The post ...

As of one minute past midnight on Jan. 5, commercial fishermen can catch Dungeness crab after the start of the season was ...

Long before the world awakens, Michael Fox guides his boat through the dancing, moonlit waters of the Anclote River. Soon ...

The wiry cubes used to haul in plump blue crabs headed for boiling pots across south Louisiana are an example of old-school efficiency – except when they’re abandoned. The large number of abandoned or ...

From water rescues to helping animals in distress, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office's marine unit is ready and prepared to ...

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of the St. Johns River system must be removed from the water before Jan. 16, the first day of a 10-day trap closure, the FWC said in a news ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has extended rules restricting the state’s lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps, the ...