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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Approximately 11,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound every year. Most of the loss comes from recreational use and user errors.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 19—Starting May 1, a reduced pot limit and 14-day landing requirement will be in effect for the Washington coastal Dungeness ...

On a sunny day in late September, songs from Earth, Wind and Fire drifted from the sound system of Gail Kelso’s pontoon boat as she and her three close friends volunteered with the University of ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY-TV) — Local fishing crews are taking to regional waterways this week to retrieve lost fishing gear and crab pots. The North Carolina Coastal Federation said abandoned gear ...

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 ...

Crew members Bradlee Titus, left, and Axel Bjorklund throw out line while setting crab pots off the Sonoma County coast. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) It was a calm January morning, the ...