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

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 ...

Update: A decision was made Nov. 1 to restrict the use of traps in two zones and to delay the commercial season in those zones as well. Click here for the update. Under new rules, California’s fish ...

The wiry cubes used to haul in plump blue crabs headed for boiling pots across south Louisiana are an example of old-school efficiency – except when they’re abandoned. The large number of abandoned or ...

The exempted fishing permit (EFP) would exempt the applicants from the prohibition on the use or possession of a fish trap in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) to allow the testing of ...

British Columbia sea wolves have been observed by researchers using their teeth to haul crab traps ashore where they would eat the bait intended for invasive green crabs. The discovery caught on ...

U.S. fisheries are classified under the Marine Mammal Protection Act according to the level of incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals. From 2008-2012, four humpback whales were ...