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.

It’s Grant Phelan’s favorite time of the year. And for good reason. Stone crab season kicked off Wednesday, Oct. 15, and will be here for another shell-cracking 6½ months. “Stone crabs are here, the ...

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 ...

Keep reading if you don’t mind being creeped out a tad. This week, we’re talking crabs. Not the blue type. Not the Seabreeze High School variety. Not SpongeBob's boss. And definitely not Cheech & ...

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 ...

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 ...

FLORIDA (WJHG/WECP) - Florida’s stone crab harvest season will begin October 15 for recreational and commercial use. The season will be open through May 1 and closes May 2. FWC says the minimum claw ...

Stone crabs can be found in coastal and offshore waters from North Carolina to Belize, but 99% of the landings in the United States comes from Florida. Regulations around harvesting stone crab claws ...