Scientists are in the process of building a crab army — hundreds of thousands of crustaceans strong — that they’ll unleash on Florida’s reefs, giving this ailing ecosystem a tool to fight ...

It is a well-written and illustrated book about blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay that also applies to Northeast Florida. River Life runs the first Tuesday of each month in The Times-Union.

While fall might not actually be a seasonal transition we truly get to enjoy in Florida, we do have our own very special season that gets its start in October—and that’s Stone Crab Season.

Stone crab season begins in mid October and ends on May 1. According to the Florida Stone Crabber Association, locals won't have an indication of whether it will be a favorable season until the ...

claw-some. We're talking about fresh Florida stone crabs, and the season begins this month. Beginning Tuesday, October 15 through Thursday, May 1, the eagerly anticipated annual harvest of stone ...

But what are stone crabs, exactly? And what makes them so special? Stone crab, officially called Florida stone crab, is a crab that’s native to the western North Atlantic but are particularly ...

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 ...