It’s October in Miami. Suddenly the humidity breaks, the threat of sudden tropical storms diminish, and a slight breeze with a hint of salt air reminds us that we’re about to embark on the best time ...

Every October, the quiet fishing town of Everglades City comes alive with the cracks of crab claws signaling the start of stone crab season in Southwest Florida. Known as the "Stone Crab Capital of ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

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.

Stone crab season in Southwest Florida began on October 15 and will last for six and a half months. Local restaurant owners report that while the season's start has been good, calmer Gulf waters have ...

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 ...