Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of the St. Johns River system must be removed from the water before Jan. 16, the first day of a 10-day trap closure, the FWC said in a news ...

Reaching out of the boat with a long metal hook, marine biologist Parker White snagged the slimy buoy bobbing off the southeastern coast of Lake Maurepas on a recent windy, gray morning. As fellow ...

Crab trap floats found on beaches can be identified by their markings. Float colors and numbering formats can sometimes indicate their origin. Beachcombers walking along the Texas coast often find ...

It’s almost that time of year again for volunteers to help Texas Parks and Wildlife with a crucial conservation task: scouring the Texas coast for abandoned crab traps, which when left unchecked, can ...

When a public resource can be harvested, mined or otherwise taken for private profit, the state should seek a sustainable balance between allowing such private gain and protecting the resource itself.

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than ...

ATLANTA— Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.