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Abandoned crab traps threaten wildlife along the Texas Coast. Here's how volunteers can help.
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 ...
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Researchers use light traps to illuminate Dungeness crab decline
SEATTLE — Researchers are waging a quiet battle in the Pacific Northwest to protect one of the region’s most iconic species — the Dungeness crab. Using light traps, scientists at the MaST ...
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Crab cops yank 312 illegal traps out of Boundary Bay
"These can include crab traps that have been set with no marked ... The release said that "a large number" of illegally caught crabs and fish were returned to the bay. If any identifying marks ...
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Virginia Petition Seeks to Protect Diamondback Terrapins From Drowning in Crab Traps
These estuaries are also home to blue crabs, which are trapped in crab pots. Crab pots trap and drown imperiled diamondback terrapins, who have suffered population declines of 75% across most of their ...
Researchers use light traps to illuminate Dungeness crab decline
A recent crash in population prompted a multi-partnership study to analyze crab abundance patterns in the Pacific Northwest.