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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A group of leading international turtle experts urged the state of Florida today to require the use of excluder devices on crab traps, endorsing a rule sought by the Center for ...

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 ...

from Maine to down and around the Florida coast to Alabama and Mississippi. They also live around the northern Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Despite their common name, horseshoe crabs are more ...