Oregon's Dungeness crab season is coming up, but there’s a problem looming over this fishery. The ropes and buoys that allow crabbers to collect their crab pots from the seafloor can injure and ...

Summer buoy tags will ensure compliance with the reduced pot limit and allow for the removal of lost or abandoned crab gear prior to the end of the season.

Pots can be lost during storms. Improper rigging or using lines that have been degraded can increase line breakage rates. There is also some abandonment, where people don’t come back to their pots ...

Recreational crab pots that are dropped too close to ferry routes can pose big risks to the boats. If the buoy line on the trap gets sucked into the propeller, the damage can be bad enough to take ...

After three state ferries were damaged last year by crab pot lines, the WSF is asking crabbers to be mindful of where they set their gear.

The whale, a juvenile, was effectively "hog-tied" for at least three days by 450 feet of heavy-duty line attached to an underwater crab pot weighing 300 pounds, the National Park Service said.

Olympic College student Dylan Diefendorf led a team to victory at the University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge for a more environmentally friendly crab-pot ...

Virginia researchers have launched a survey as part of efforts to reduce the number abandoned crab pots in the Chesapeake Bay.

Starting May 1, a reduced pot limit and 14-day landing requirement will be in effect for the Washington coastal Dungeness crab fishery. The intent of these requirements is to reduce the risk of ...