The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted to review potential regulations that would require modifications to crab pots to discourage the unintentional capture of diamondback terrapins.

Over 21 seasons, Deadliest Catch viewers have watched crews of the various fishing vessels haul crab via crab pots. For long-time viewers of the series, watching the action of how to operate the traps ...

Approximately 11,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound every year. Most of the loss comes from recreational use and user errors. As the derelict pots still capture crabs after being abandoned in the ...