The northern diamondback terrapin is one of Virginia’s species in greatest need of protection, conservation groups say. But a ...

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Commercial fishers are hired to collect the pots during the annual closure of internal coastal waters to all crab, eel, fish ...

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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - Alaskan authorities say they found the remains of two missing French bulldogs in crab pots during a routine inspection. Alaska Wildlife Troopers wrote of their ...