Dock on the northwest shore, go to the north side of a rock formation at the heart of the island and look up at its top. A crab cage can be seen stuck in the left tree. Get any kind of explosive use ...

Women, locally known as ‘Mama Karanga,’ would line the shore, waiting for the catch to land. The women would then buy ...

Drowning in crab traps is a leading cause of death. These traps are submerged cages with funneled entrances that catch both crabs and air-breathing terrapins. Around 3 million crab traps are deployed ...

Hermit crabs prefer sand because they can burrow down in it. Playground sand from home improvement stores or aquarium sand will work well. Furnish the cage with shells, stuff to climb on, and food and ...

WASHINGTON — To get a delicious piece of shrimp, lobster, fish or crab, fisherman usually put down a net or cage to catch the seafood. Sometimes, those nets and crab pots get lost or abandoned ...

Coconut crabs are massive. Up to three feet in diameter, they scuttle across remote tropical islands in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean, cracking open coconuts like they’re made of butter ...

Doctors use the acronym CRAB to diagnose myeloma by identifying four symptoms. The National Cancer Institute estimates that in the United States, slightly over 35,000 people will be diagnosed with ...

I was standing in a containment cage, a contraption smaller than a telephone booth made of steel and mesh wire. It was standing room only in the cage, with no toilet or sink. This was a regular ...

South Florida might not have fall, but we do have a season that some may say is even better — Stone Crab Season. Today, October 15th officially marks the joyous time of the year where fishermen ...

claw-some. We're talking about fresh Florida stone crabs, and the season begins this month. Beginning Tuesday, October 15 through Thursday, May 1, the eagerly anticipated annual harvest of stone ...

Emerging from muddy holes and hides with the ebb and flow of the tides, the giant mud crab (Scylla serrata) – also known as the green mud crab – forages for molluscs, other crabs and carrion. Despite ...