Abandoned crab traps become “ghost gear,” continuing to catch and kill sea life after they’re no longer tended by their owner. The SCDNR wants help recording their location.

Scientists exploring an underwater region off the coast of Alaska discovered an ancient stone fish trap that may be the oldest ever found. University academics working with the Sealaska Heritage ...

The weir was found as part of a project organized by the Sealaska Heritage Institute and SUNFISH Inc. to explore submerged caves in southeastern Alaska “to seek evidence of early human occupation.” A ...

Discarded fishing line, squid jigs and bait traps threaten underwater ecosystems. But this group of volunteers dove in to help. EDMONDS — The “feels like” temperature was a teeth-chattering 33 degrees ...

Divers investigating a mysterious underwater structure in Norway may have found the earliest known example of a medieval “whale trap.” ...

The plan was simple: test a fish trap in a small creek known for snakeheads. Bait fish were placed inside and the trap was left underwater for several hours. When it was finally pulled up, something ...

The fish trap was dropped into a quiet canal that had not been explored in over a year. With cat food as bait, the trap sat underwater waiting for something to enter. When it was finally lifted out, ...

After three decades of fishing for lobsters in Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts, Rob Martin knows his boat inside and out. "It's only 40 feet. It was big when I first got it and now it seems small," he ...