Murky. Messy. Tedious. Physically challenging. These are the words I’ve used when describing stone crabbing to friends. Until recently, this reporter held a fishing license with official recreational ...

A recent Maryland trip taught me how essential blue crabs are in the Old Line State. On the chalkboard menu at Crabtowne USA, a fantastic sports bar in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie, a dozen ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida researchers were surprised to find a small stowaway while tagging stone crabs in the Florida Keys. Scientists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation’s Fisheries ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Commercial fishermen in the Florida Keys say their stone crab season looks bleak. Prices for claws are high, but fishermen say their harvests since the season’s Oct. 15 opening ...

While Florida's busy snowbird and tourist season lurks around the corner, our state's beloved stone crab season kicked off this past Sunday, Oct. 15, and the following day I secured a table at one of ...

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, ...