Every year, crab pots and other fishing gear are lost in our sounds in a variety of ways. Lost gear can get hung up or drift ...

The North Carolina Coastal Federation will begin its 12th year of the Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project in January 2026. Before the project kicks off, the Federation is seeking the assistance of ...

The North Carolina Coastal Federation will accept applications until Dec. 12 from the commercial watermen and women who want ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Commercial fishermen are most likely going to be crabby after the latest announcement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The opening of the Dungeness crab commercial ...

CRAB ORCHARD, Tenn — A project in Cumberland County is working to get more women involved in hunting, fishing and the outdoors. The project involves offering a 1,700-acre all-women’s hunting lease.

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on ...

The commercial Dungeness crab fishing season has been delayed for all of California. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the presence of whales and leatherback sea turtles ...