The whale left most of the fishing line and the two buoys floating at the surface of the water, and all of that gear was collected, officials said, although they noted that the crab pot itself has ...

The crab pot, on the other hand ... Some people have the impulse to cut away the heavy buoys trailing the whale, NOAA said, but that can actually make it worse — lethal lines may still be ...

Manunauna, nicknamed Manu, trailing yellow crab pot buoys and a green satellite tag buoy. (Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/Suzie Teerlink) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration ...

Fear of entangling whales in a minefield of ropes extending from traps on the ocean floor to buoys floating on the ... modification of the traditional crab pot that they say could put the ...

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Summer buoy tags will ensure compliance with the reduced pot limit and allow for the removal of lost or abandoned crab gear prior to the end of the season. This in-season gear recovery furthers ...

No more vertical lines The gear lets fishermen use a remote-operated, acoustic release device to pop-up a crab pot from the ocean floor rather than have it tethered to a floating buoy. Pots can be ...

Three suspected crab pot thieves are in hot water after WDFW ... During the execution of the warrant, officers located the decoy crab buoys and pots on the property. Other pots were also seized ...