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 ...

Count the blue crab as one of our true dual threats. Get enough of them, you have a meal. Get a few, you have an appetizer. If you can’t stomach either, well, you have yourself one great bait.

These menhaden, or bait fish, were previously caught by Brett Everett and his team off the coast of Hilton Head Island and are used to bait Rusty Crab’s traps in the waters off St. Helena Island ...

Smell: The stronger the smell, the better. Durability: Choose a bait that will stay on your trap or line and isn’t easily eaten by smaller crabs or other marine animals.

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 ...

Crab trap floats sometimes escape their original locations due to storms, strong currents or lost gear. While they are a common form of marine debris, they also offer a unique opportunity to learn ...

Horseshoe crab ancestors first appeared in the fossil record 450 million years ago. But climate change and harvesting are ...

FILE - Biologist Paul Rudell pulls a derelict crab pot aboard, June 12, 2014, in Port Townsend, Wash. The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned traps for ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On January 5 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began its ten-day-long blue crab trap closure. This closure gives groups, authorized by the FWC, time ...

Abandoned trap cleanup in Biscayne Bay yields 112 traps, 782 lbs of trash and a Gucci purse WLRN Public Media | By Carla Mendez, Sofia Zarran Published July 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT ...

The season will officially begin on Jan. 5, 2025, for areas south of Point Arena to the U.S./Mexico border. This area will be subject to a 50% trap reduction.