A petition filed by environmental groups is asking the state for regulations on crab pots to ease the threat they pose on local terrapin populations. Diamondback terrapins, found all along the East ...

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted to review potential regulations that would require modifications to crab pots to discourage the unintentional capture of diamondback terrapins.

The summer season is a very busy time for the Washington State Ferries when several million people are expected to catch a boat. But it is also a busy time for crab fishermen. However, improperly set ...

THIS IS A FIVE DAY JOB WITH 13 BOATS AND 26 WATERMEN. THE GOAL IS TO GET AS MUCH DEBRIS OUT OF THE BAY AS POSSIBLE. SO THIS IS ONE OF THE DERELICT, DERELICT CRAB POTS THAT WE WOULD RETRIEVE. WE JUST ...

LEWES, DE - The University of Delaware hosted a workshop to teach local boaters how to detect derelict crab pots using sonar at their Lewes campus on Tuesday. University officials said events like ...

Approximately 11,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound every year. Most of the loss comes from recreational use and user errors. As the derelict pots still capture crabs after being abandoned in the ...

The N.C. Coastal Federation is continuing to remove lost fishing gear and crab pots from coastal waters, with crews to begin ...

LEWES, DE. - The University of Delaware is taking part in a research program that detects lost crab pots on the floors of Delaware's bays by using sonar. The program aims to locate and remove the ...