Crab traps become reefs: SC turns ghost gear into oyster habitat; tests show muddy gains

In South Carolina, abandoned crab traps are being ingeniously transformed into habitats for thriving oyster reefs. Initially ...
Good Good Good on MSN

To save trapped wildlife, local fishermen are combing the Chesapeake Bay for 'ghost' traps

In the last two year, local watermen of Maryland and Virginia have drudged up roughly 24,000 abandoned fishing traps.
Post and Courier

Abandoned crab traps keep catching and killing sea life. DNR wants boaters to report them.

Crabbing is a favorite pastime of many South Carolinians, and a livelihood for commercial fishermen. When a crab trap goes astray, though, more could be lost than a good catch. The S.C. Department of ...

A US cleanup program removed more than 14,000 lost fishing traps weighing nearly 600,000 pounds in two years and documented almost 36,000 trapped animals; 11 new projects will ...

Lost fishing gear can continue trapping animals long after it disappears beneath the water. A nationwide US cleanup programme has now removed more than 14,000 derelict fishing traps weighing almost ...
KHOU 11

Texas sets dates to clear thousands of abandoned crab traps

HOUSTON — Every February, volunteers fan out across the Texas coastline to remove abandoned crab traps that continue to harm marine life long after they are lost. Now, dates are set for the 2026 ...
BIOENGINEER

eDNA Test Spots Invasive Blue Crab Early Across Adriatic Waters

The Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is one of the most successful marine invaders in the Mediterranean Sea, and a ...