On January 5 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began its ten-day-long blue crab trap closure. This ...

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 ...

Researchers said they found 526 hermit crabs had been trapped inside one container ... barriers and "deadly traps" for the crabs. The study looked at strawberry hermit crab populations on two ...

In 2018, 7 of the 46 confirmed whale entanglements on the coast of California, Oregon and Washington state reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were associated with ...

But a recent big development could help turn the situation around this spring. It centers on experimental crab traps that could produce a whale-safe catch, while keeping the industry climate ready.

Baited blue crab pots are known to trap and drown terrapins, while fleets of traps are capable of steadily removing individual turtles until a population cannot sustain itself. Abandoned or lost traps ...