Some important changes are coming to the world of crabbing this year, all with the goal of protecting and preserving South ...

No more vertical lines The gear lets fishermen use a remote-operated, acoustic release device to pop-up a crab pot from the ocean floor rather than have it tethered to a floating buoy. Pots can be ...

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California ...

Crab fisherman Ben Platt said he was a vocal opponent but will join this year’s pilot since multiple pots now can be strung together, making the method simpler and cheaper.