MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters Life!) - Venezuelan fishermen inspect their catch of blue crabs on the edge of Lake Maracaibo, concerned about the greasy oil stains covering their shells. 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 ...

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 ...

Maryland and Virginia lawmakers have sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling for his administration to address an “influx of crabmeat from Venezuela, which has threatened the viability of local ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Here is a round-up of the latest outdoors news from across Virginia and the region. While the evidence is purely anecdotal at this point, there are more big largemouth bass being ...

Crabs are biting well this summer in New Jersey. The blue claw crab is being found in tidal creeks, rivers and shallow bays along the coast. The Barnegat Bay area in Ocean County is known to be a ...

New Jersey crabbers may cast their lines and traps into the water as early as April, but the season for blue claws is just getting started. While crabs are being caught during May in back bays and ...

Blue land crabs have been creeping their way up the East Coast, prompting officials in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina to issue warnings about the potentially invasive species. In a ...