Approximately 11,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound every year. Most of the loss comes from recreational use and user errors. As the derelict pots still capture crabs after being abandoned in the ...
The work of conservation is often long and the results not immediately evident. The toil to restore a habitat or save a species can be measured in years, decades and generations. Often, the fruits of ...
More than 1,000 derelict crab and shrimp pots — double the expected estimate — were discovered in recent sonar surveys of Sequim Bay, Discovery Bay and the southern end of Dungeness Bay. The location ...
For the past 24 years, countless volunteers band together in February to search the Texas coastline for abandoned crab traps. The abandoned traps can foul s hrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines and ...
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, can ...
HOUSTON — Every February, volunteers fan out across the Texas coastline to remove abandoned crab traps that continue to harm marine life long after they are lost. Now, dates are set for the 2026 ...
Feb. 2—The Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program enters its 20th season this year, with volunteers fanning out along the gulf coast to remove abandoned traps littering inshore waters. So far, the ...
SEATTLE — Agencies, tribes and groups across Washington state are working to limit the growth of European green crab populations. Scientists say the invasive species can consume shellfish and other ...
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