Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in Northwest Florida must be removed from the water by January 5th, 2025, as a 10-day trap closure goes into effect. The closure, which affects all waters ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers in Pasco County have charged the captain and crew of a commercial ...

The captain and crew of a commercial stone crab vessel were charged with illegally harvesting over 65 pounds of stone crab ...

Reaching out of the boat with a long metal hook, marine biologist Parker White snagged the slimy buoy bobbing off the southeastern coast of Lake Maurepas on a recent windy, gray morning. As fellow ...

The crab usually associated with the mid-Atlantic is showing up in lobster traps in Maine. Scientists say it's due to the state's quickly warming ocean waters. In a region known for its lobster, a new ...

Laura Crane winds her way around a maze of shallow pools at the Webhannet Marsh near Wells, Maine. She stops at one pool with a small blue flag poking through the tall grass at the water's edge, grabs ...

In a region known for its lobster, a new species is showing up with more frequency in Maine. Blue crabs, the prize centerpiece of a summertime meal in the Chesapeake Bay, are expanding their range ...