MIAMI-DADE COUNTY — The Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office freed a loggerhead turtle entangled in a crab trap line on Oct. 11. The ...

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 ...

Crab trap floats found on beaches can be identified by their markings. Float colors and numbering formats can sometimes indicate their origin. Beachcombers walking along the Texas coast often find ...

Stone crab season is set to begin on October 15, offering commercial and recreational harvesters the chance to catch the ...

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 ...

Recreational stone crab harvesters have numerous regulations to consider before they start trapping the crustaceans.

It worked so well last year, they're doing it again. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recruiting another army of volunteers to help with its second annual coastal cleanup of abandoned crab ...

The Recreational and commercial stone crab harvest season will begin Oct. 15 and remain open through May 1, closing May 2.