MIAMI - As Hurricane Milton looms over South Florida, local businesses, particularly seafood restaurants, are bracing for potential impacts on the start of stone crab season. Lucas Calderon, the owner ...
When you're shopping for crabs for dinner, have you ever wondered why you only see stone crab claws in Publix? Where's the rest of the crab? It's under the sea, regrowing its delicious claws. Stone ...
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. — On a good day, in a good year, a captain fishing off the shores of the Florida Everglades might catch 400 pounds of one of the state’s unrivaled delicacies, the stone crab. As ...
Captain Trae Sorensen of Top Knotch Fishing Charters spends nearly all his working days on the water. “If I’m not fishing, I’m not making money,” explained the captain, who’s known for extreme ...
Florida's stone crab season runs from October 15 through May 1. Harvesters remove the claws and return the crab to the water, as the claws can regrow. Claws must be at least 2 7/8 inches, and they ...