GULF HARBORS, Fla. (WFLA) — The captain and crew of a commercial stone crab vessel were charged with illegally harvesting over 65 pounds of stone crab claws in Pasco County on Wednesday. According to ...

It's almost time to get cracking. Florida stone crab season opens up on Wednesday and runs through May 1. Why it matters: The stone crab harvest contributes $30 million to Florida's economy each year, ...

Ready to crack into some Florida stone crabs? The first harvests of the season landed at restaurants, wholesalers and seafood markets on Thursday morning, and bargain-seeking buyers have reason to … ...

MARATHON, Fla. (WFLA) — Stone crab season kicked off in the Florida Keys over the weekend with the 14th annual Stone Crab Eating Contest at Key Fisheries. 50 contestants raced against the clock to ...

His suppliers haven’t even pulled traps yet, but Even Keel Fish Shack co-owner Dave MacLennan is so confident about this year’s stone crab haul that he’s already set the price for an all-you-can-eat ...

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FWC has charged the captain and crew of a Pasco County stone crab vessel with illegal harvesting. They are accused of illegally harvesting 65 pounds of stone crab claws. Stone crab season began on Oct ...

50 contestants. 10 teams of two. 25 fresh stone crab claws. And one ticking clock. In the Florida Keys this weekend, a tasty tradition to kick off stone crab season proved there is indeed a method to ...

Over the summer, crabbers in Chesapeake Bay pulled up four funny looking creatures. They were not the bay’s normal, skinny blue crabs, but instead, chunky stone crabs, the delectable crustaceans whose ...

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