Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations fell again, hitting the second-lowest number since Virginia and Maryland marine scientists began counting in 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...

But also to most anyone from Ocean City to Friendsville or St. Mary’s City to Elkton who may never have set a trotline or a crab pot in their lives but know the sheer delight (and deliciousness ...

They’ve seen more little crabs on their conveyor belts than crabbers see in their crab pots, which have a bigger mesh that allows small crabs to escape, Nesspor said. “The report has been from ...

Fears that rules over lobster and crab pots meant an explosion of predatory octopus numbers could severely damage local fishing businesses have been quelled - for now. Pressure from Plymouth City ...

There is a long-standing Devon bylaw which means crab pots must have "escape holes" - a conservation requirement to allow younger shellfish to escape. And now octopuses, reportedly coming from ...

There is a long-standing Devon bylaw which means crab pots must have "escape holes" - a conservation requirement to allow younger shellfish to escape. And now octopuses, reportedly coming from ...

A local bylaw requiring escape holes in crab pots has made it easier for the octopuses to raid traps. Rising sea temperatures and fewer predators may explain the surge, with sightings at their highest ...