The goal was to catch small fish using a homemade trap. The bait attracted snapper and other species from the surrounding water. But hidden among them was something far more unusual. A mantis shrimp ...

In this video, we use a traditional basket fish trap to catch wild shrimp in the river. Watch the full process - from setting the trap to pulling it up and revealing the catch. It’s simple, natural, ...

The snapping shrimp, aka the pistol shrimp, is one of the loudest creatures in the ocean, thanks to the snaps produced by its whip-fast claws. And juvenile snapping shrimp are even faster than their ...

Hudson River Park's Tina Walsh recently pulled a minnow trap out of the Hudson River at Pier 40, where the water was about 12 to 15 feet deep. Inside the trap, she found a bunch of creatures known as ...