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Stone crab season opens Oct. 15
October 13, 2008
Contact: Lee Schlesinger, 850-487-0554
The commercial and recreational harvest season
for stone crab claws in Florida opens on Oct. 15. The
season will remain open until May 16.
Stone crab claws must be at least 2 3/4 inches
in length to be harvested legally, and claws may not be taken
from egg-bearing female stone crabs. Recreational
harvesters are allowed to use up to five stone crab traps, and
there is a daily bag limit of 1 gallon of claws per person or 2
gallons per vessel, whichever is less.
More information regarding the recreational
harvest of stone crab claws may be found online at
MyFWC.com/marine/recreational/recstonecrab.htm.
Commercial stone crab regulations and licensing
information is also available online at
MyFWC.com/marine/Commercial_Fisheries_Information.htm.
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