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.

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 ...

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, ...

In Miami — and Kendall and Fort Lauderdale and the Florida Keys and all of South Florida— everyone has their favorite spot for stone crabs. Monty’s in Coconut Grove. Michael’s Genuine in the Design ...

Everglades City, Florida, is known as the "Stone Crab Capital of the World." Stone crab season runs from October 15 to May 1, with strict harvesting rules to maintain the population. Stone crabs are a ...

The sand has settled, and the water is no longer murky: More than a week into Florida’s stone crab season, prices are set — and they’re higher than last year. The season, which runs through May 1, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The main dining room at Catch & Cut, a fine-dining restaurant featuring seafood, premium stone crabs, sushi and USDA prime steaks from Allen Brothers. has opened on Las Olas Blvd., in Fort Lauderdale.