HILTON HEAD ISLAND — There are a few things to know before the crab traps and nets hit the water this summer. Starting July 1, new laws on blue crab fishery will go into effect in South Carolina ...

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of the St. Johns River system must be removed from the water before Jan. 16, the first day of a 10-day trap closure, the FWC said in a news ...

ATLANTA— Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - A new set of substantial laws working against the overexploitation of blue crab fisheries may leave some young crabbers in a pinch. Gavin Parker is a young crab ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina is changing its blue crab fishing laws for 2025 to improve sustainability and prevent ...

A petition filed by environmental groups is asking the state for regulations on crab pots to ease the threat they pose on local terrapin populations. Diamondback terrapins, found all along the East ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — As of this week, local blue crabbers are adjusting to new regulations. Officials are now enforcing a state law passed last year to protect the blue crab population.

The blue crab population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is among the lowest it's been in 35 years, but watermen say that doesn't necessarily mean crabs will cost you more this summer. A survey by the ...

Beaufort native Brett Everett races across the glassy surface of the Morgan River in a 22-foot boat on a muggy 71-degree morning, using the Lowcountry waterway to drive deep into the salt marshes. But ...

Blue crabs are plentiful in the Indian and Halifax Rivers and can be caught using traps with chicken necks. The Halifax Sport Fishing Club is hosting a free "Merry Fishmas" kids fishing event on ...