Recreational stone crab harvesters have numerous regulations to consider before they start trapping the crustaceans.

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 ...

Stone crab season is set to begin on October 15, offering commercial and recreational harvesters the chance to catch the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A good Samaritan helped rescue a sea turtle after spotting the reptile was stuck in a crab trap.According to officials, the good Samaritan<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

New body camera footage shows Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies freeing a sea turtle that became entangled in a crab trap line.