With a few weeks left until the season closes, let’s take a minute to salute the Florida stone crab. Just don’t expect him to salute you back (more on that shortly). Ol’ Stony is the one critter from ...

October brings two of Southwest Florida's favorite things: cooler weather and stone crabs. Stone crab season kicked off Wednesday, Oct. 15, and will be here for another shell-cracking 6½ months.

Eric Paul owns the seafood market, which opened in 1978 on U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce. Paul offers stone crab annually, which he ...

Murky. Messy. Tedious. Physically challenging. These are the words I’ve used when describing stone crabbing to friends. Until recently, this reporter held a fishing license with official recreational ...

Here's what's special about the crab variety that's famous on Florida's Gulf Coast. Courtesy of the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB Stone crabs at Truluck's Surrounded by waving seagrass, salt ...

Two months after one South Florida seafood wholesaler pleaded guilty to price-fixing charges on spiny lobster and stone crab, class-action lawsuits are targeting his alleged co-conspirators in the ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has wasted no time stepping in to stop the illegal harvesting of stone crabs in Florida. The commercial season started Oct. 15, but FWC already ...

FLORIDA (WJHG/WECP) - Florida’s stone crab harvest season will begin October 15 for recreational and commercial use. The season will be open through May 1 and closes May 2. FWC says the minimum claw ...

Ready to crack into some Florida stone crabs? Customers have some claws for optimism: Costs at most fish markets, restaurant menus and wholesalers are nearly the same as they were at the start of last ...

While Florida's busy snowbird and tourist season lurks around the corner, our state's beloved stone crab season kicked off this past Sunday, Oct. 15, and the following day I secured a table at one of ...

In other parts of the country, people are reveling in cooler temperatures, falling leaves and the promise of holidays ahead. In Miami, we wait patiently for stone crabs. Stone crab season begins Oct.