When you're shopping for crabs for dinner, have you ever wondered why you only see stone crab claws in Publix? Where's the rest of the crab? It's under the sea, regrowing its delicious claws. Stone ...

Here's what's special about the crab variety that's famous on Florida's Gulf Coast. Courtesy of the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB Stone crabs at Truluck's Surrounded by waving seagrass, salt ...

Palm Beach restaurateurs once again are anticipating a sad spring farewell to a beloved island delicacy that’s one of Florida’s claims to gastronomic fame. May 1 is the last day of the state's annual ...

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 ...

Nashville does hot chicken, New Orleans has gumbo, and New York slings pizza. But in South Florida, our specialty is the sweet crustacean delicacy known as stone crabs. Florida’s stone crab season ...

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 ...

MARATHON, Fla. (WFLA) — Stone crab season kicked off in the Florida Keys over the weekend with the 14th annual Stone Crab Eating Contest at Key Fisheries. 50 contestants raced against the clock to ...

50 contestants. 10 teams of two. 25 fresh stone crab claws. And one ticking clock. In the Florida Keys this weekend, a tasty tradition to kick off stone crab season proved there is indeed a method to ...

South Florida’s stone crab season is underway, and despite two hurricanes causing concern just before its official start on Oct. 15, there should be plenty of the sweet, tender claw meat to go around.

Surrounded by waving seagrass, salt flats, white ibis, and murky swamps, Highway 41 (known as Tamiami Trail) was the original Alligator Alley and the one way into Florida's Everglades City. The ...