Stone crab season will close May 16

Posted on May 15, 2015

The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closes on Saturday, May 16, with the last day of harvest today (May 15). Stone crab season will re-open on Oct. 15. This 5-month closure occurs each year during the species’ peak spawning season to help conserve and sustain Florida’s valuable stone crab resource.

Commercially harvested stone crab claws may be possessed and sold during the closed season but only if they have been placed in inventory prior to May 16 by a licensed wholesale or retail dealer.

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