Smithsonian Magazine

Fish Traps Have Been Banned on the Columbia River for Nearly a Century. Could Bringing Them Back Help Save Salmon?

A new experiment is testing the commercial success of fish traps in Washington and Oregon. Even as some conservationists embrace the technique, its return has reopened old wounds among local fishers ...
Noozhawk

Channelkeeper, Local Anglers Claw Out Lobster Traps Left on Beaches

Volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community worked together on April 11 to remove 26 lobster traps that ...
Edhat

Volunteers and Fishermen Clear Lobster Traps from Santa Barbara Beaches

Volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community worked together to clean local ...
Courthouse News Service

Feds sued over failure to enforce commercial fishing protections for dolphins and whales

A manatee resting at Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River, Fla., while shading over a school of mangrove snappers. (Keith Ramos/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) MANHATTAN (CN) — A coalition of three ...
Sierra Sun Times

CDFW: Commercial Dungeness Crab ‘Pop-up’ Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales ...

April 18, 2026 - California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Meghan Hertel has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced changes to ...