Here's how newly approved pop-up traps could extend Bay Area crab season: 'A hard-fought battle'

The technology was considered experimental when we were first given a demonstration years ago. Finally, after several seasons of testing, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has just ...
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Gear lending library helps Dungeness crabbers go ropeless

California Fish and Wildlife’s Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (RAMP) is working to reduce marine mammal entanglements ...
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What the new 2026 stone crab trap rules change and what to build instead

Florida stone crab trapping has a lot more “gotchas” than most first-timers expect, and some of the key requirements have been tightened in recent seasons. Recreational crabbers now need the free ...

Texas sets dates to clear thousands of abandoned crab traps

From Feb. 20 through March 1, Texas coastal waters will be closed to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps for 10 days to allow ...
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EdgeTech on demand buoys get California approval

dgeTech’s on-demand buoy system—with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background—is now approved for use in areas otherwise ...

Texas coastal leaders team up to battle abandoned crab traps

Then, from Feb. 20 to March 1, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will coordinate with several partner organizations to ...