Florida stone crab trapping has a lot more “gotchas” than most first-timers expect, and some of the key requirements have been tightened in recent seasons. Recreational crabbers now need the free ...

The technology was considered experimental when we were first given a demonstration years ago. Finally, after several seasons of testing, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has just ...

Crab trap floats found on beaches can be identified by their markings. Float colors and numbering formats can sometimes indicate their origin. Beachcombers walking along the Texas coast often find ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The goal is to cut down on "ghost fishing." ...

No one has a solid estimate of how many abandoned and lost crab traps litter Texas bays. But anyone spending time on the bays knows the number is staggering, and their impact on boaters, crabbers and ...