Crabbing may not be the most glamorous type of sportfishing today, but it’s one with a long tradition in North America. And, especially along the Texas Gulf Coast, it’s still a popular way to spend ...

Crab trap floats found on beaches can be identified by their markings. Float colors and numbering formats can sometimes indicate their origin. Beachcombers walking along the Texas coast often find ...

While cruising the Texas coast this week during my Beachcombing survey, I came across one of the most entertaining — and ecologically important — residents of our shoreline: the fiddler crab. Easily ...

A beach outing turned into a rare coastal spectacle when Michelle Canizalez of The Woodlands encountered a mass gathering of hermit crabs on the bayside of Galveston Island earlier this month. "I have ...

The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is at its second-lowest number in recorded history, dropping by 25% since last year. Still, an assessment of two states' surveys' results said it's not ...

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.

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay have taken a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say. Each winter, the Maryland Department of ...