While fall might not actually be a seasonal transition we truly get to enjoy in Florida, we do have our own very special season that gets its start in October—and that’s Stone Crab Season.

Section 15.0522, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 15.0522 Official state crustacean.—The Devil Crab, made specifically in Tampa, Florida, is designated as the official Florida state crustacean.

South Florida might not have fall, but we do have a season that some may say is even better — Stone Crab Season. Today, October 15th officially marks the joyous time of the year where fishermen ...

Here's what's special about the crab variety that's famous on Florida's Gulf Coast. Surrounded by waving seagrass, salt flats, white ibis, and murky swamps, Highway 41 (known as Tamiami Trail ...

Jameis Winston has been in the headlines for a number of reasons since he burst onto the scene as quarterback at Hueytown ...

While crab harvests can vary widely year-to-year, the long-term trend has been a downward spiral. According to a FLORIDA TODAY analysis of state data: Brevard’s commercial blue crab catch in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A new rule aimed at protecting diamondback terrapin turtles from drowning in recreational blue crab traps will go into effect Wednesday, March 1. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

And why are they so expensive? You can only fish for stone crab on the southeastern coast of the US, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Mexico. And it's Florida where more stone crabs are caught than anywhere ...

A seasoned seafood chef who formerly worked at Joe's Stone Crab opened a restaurant in a popular Fort Lauderdale neighborhood ...

In the wake of multiple hurricanes, Idalia, Debby, and Helene, Florida’s fisheries are confronting unprecedented challenges.

But I’m loving it. I’m really excited about this,” Bienvenu tells the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Of course, he misses the tight-knit community of Joe’s Stone Crab, a canonical culinary ...

In a 2007 study, Dr. Joe Butler and George Heinrich tested BRDs in Florida waters and found that 73.2% of trapped terrapins would have been excluded from pots with the devices. The researchers found ...