Abandoned crab traps become “ghost gear,” continuing to catch and kill sea life after they’re no longer tended by their owner. The SCDNR wants help recording their location.

This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

Parts of Vancouver's harbour are off-limits to crabbing, and while the men say they have stopped in "Vancouver, Canada," it's not clear exactly where the vessel is anchored.

The 25/26 Dungeness Crab Season opened strong with a successful outing at around 120 FOW. Some nets produced over 8 keepers, while others were empty. After about 2-3 hours, we collected 30 nice ...

The final day of the 2026 Malesso’ Crab Festival on Sunday treated the island community to its namesake main event, the crab catching competition.

VANCOUVER — Fisheries officials say they are reviewing a video showing crew on a large ship boasting about catching hundreds of Dungeness crabs while visiting Vancouver — and appearing to break ...

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On August 26, two anglers were ticketed for possessing undersized blue claw crabs. ECO Bevis noticed the anglers during a late-night patrol using a net to catch the crabs ...

Here’s another entry for “activities you probably didn’t realize were illegal in Rhode Island”: Fishing for blue crabs at night. Since the 1930s, recreational fishermen have been banned from catching ...

While Charles Oliveira catches crabs for fun now, that was not always the case. Oliveira recently revisited the coastal town of Guaruja, Brazil, where he was raised. Oliveira also went crab hunting, ...