TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A new rule aimed at protecting diamondback terrapin turtles from drowning in recreational blue crab traps will go into effect Wednesday, March 1. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The sun shimmered over calm waters as a small Florida International University research vessel zigzagged slowly across Biscayne Bay on a hot and humid Saturday morning. Aboard the boat, a team from ...

(KRON) — A humpback whale that was first observed half a year ago off the Monterey coast to be entangled in lines from a Dungeness crab trap was freed by a team of experts earlier this month, National ...

(CN) — Recreational and commercial crab fishing in California will be restricted as large groups of humpback whales continue to forage along the coastline, the California Department of Fish and ...

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 ...

REPORTING IN MONTEREY, IM JK, KSBW ACTION NEWS 8. NOAA ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT CREWS FREED A HUMPBACK WHALE THAT HAD BEEN ENTANGLED IN CRAB TRAPS OFF THE MONTEREY BAY. WHALE-WATCHING BOATS FIRST ...

Oregon has extended rules restricting the state's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps, the state's fish and ...

The first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau “This is a special program ...

Crab traps are back in play for California’s recreational fleet, and the timing could reshape how you spend the... The post California crab gear restrictions changed Jan. 2 — what that means for your ...