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 ...

As of 6 p.m. on April 15, commercial crab fishing will be closed in California’s Fishing Zones 4, 5 and 6, from Pigeon Point in San Mateo County to the U.S./Mexico border, California Department ...

Appeltofft pulling up a crab trap. ... Boiling broken crabs causes the meat to float, to be skimmed for use in crab cakes, fried rice or soups. Still, green-crab consumers remain outliers.

Also, a large, easy-to-access bait cage makes the trap easier to maintain. The crab line, harness, and float are just as important as the trap. If you buy a crab trap kit, make sure the quality of the ...

Extra restrictions on Dungeness Crab fishing are coming to the central coast. The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s to protect whales during their migration period. Dungeness crabs, ...

To reduce whale entanglements it makes sense for crab trap lines to mimic kelp. As any surfer can attest, kelp always lets you go. A wave crashes and sends you spinning in a kelp bed, the kelp ...

Features in the new areas include a crab trap-rope feature, Alpha Tower, slides, a bridge, chimes along the sidewalk and the wheelchair-accessible merry-go-round. There will also be shaded seating ...

On both the East and West coasts, whales are at risk of being entangled and injured by ropes used by fishermen. Fishing grounds are being closed, but new technology could help avoid that.

The system works like this: the large round crab trap is tossed overboard along with a coiled rope, buoy and inflatable bag. After it's collected crabs on the seafloor, Little returns, finding the ...

A record-breaking amount of derelict and illegal crab pots have been pulled from Pumicestone Passage in a three-day clean-up operation by marine park rangers and fisheries officers. 195 illegal ...

Crab fishermen test out new equipment designed to be safer for whales 04:58. SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. fisheries are facing more closures because of gear that can harm marine life including endangered ...

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Two Chatham County police officers helped to save a dolphin Friday that ended up getting stuck in a crab trap. The department said two officers with its marine patrol ...