The traps are scattered from Bonita Springs north to Tampa Bay, and some fishermen have reported losing thousands to barges ...

South Florida’s stone crab season kicks off this Tuesday, Oct. 15, and despite back-to-back hurricanes barreling through the Gulf of Mexico, early signs point to abundant claws and prices even with ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County fishermen are sounding the alarm just days into this year's stone crab season. Some told Spectrum News they've lost thousands of dollars' worth of equipment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

Unlike some other crab species, only the claw of the stone crab has value, and a pinched claw will often regrow once the crab ...

Plan a Florida trip around stone crab season and head to Everglades City and Naples for fresh claws, dockside dining, and ...

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 ...

This stone crab surprised crabbers in Chesapeake Bay when it turned up in one of their blue crab traps recently. It is one of the first stone crabs ever documented inside the Chesapeake. Courtesy ...

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 … ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Florida stone crabs (Menippe mercenaria) are ...

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 ...