Updated Oct 14, 2025 - Food and Drink

Stone crab season begins in Florida

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Florida's stone crab season dried up after Thanksgiving, possibly because the crabs moved offshore during Hurricane Irma. Fishermen hope this weekend's cold front will churn up waters again and bring crabs back out. (Marsha Halper/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Photo: Marsha Halper/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

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