ANALYSIS: Stone Crab Season Kicks-off on October 15
Florida’s stone crab season runs from October 15 thru May 15, 2020. Florida provides 98% of all stone crab landings in the United States. By all accounts, last year’s season was disappointing with historically low landings totaling 1.9 million pounds. The relentless red tide along Florida’s southwest coast, the aftermath from the previous two year’s Hurricanes and warmer, calmer winters have all attributed to low harvest numbers. Last season, fishermen reported that the crabs moved into deeper water to avoid the red tide bloom...
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