Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than ...

Stone crabs can be found in coastal and offshore waters from North Carolina to Belize, but 99% of the landings in the United States comes from Florida. Regulations around harvesting stone crab claws ...

A young boy walks beside some red crabs on Christmas Island, an Australian territory, as they embark upon their annual migration. More than 100 million red crabs travel across the island annually, ...

The red crab migration is currently underway in Australia, as millions of crabs emerge from the forests of Christmas Island, making their way toward their coastal breeding grounds. (Reuters via ...

Stone crab season in Southwest Florida began on October 15 and will last for six and a half months. Local restaurant owners report that while the season's start has been good, calmer Gulf waters have ...

Stone crab season in Southwest Florida begins on October 15 and lasts for over six months. Collier County is known as the "Stone Crab Capital of the World," and the claws are a renewable resource.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human population uses leaf ...

Locals keep rakes and leaf blowers on hand to help the crabs safely continue their journey Christmas Island's annual red crab migration is underway Every year, red crabs overtake roads and homes as ...

Stone crab season is upon us, and if you don’t “know a guy” with a sketchy shack in his backyard where you trade cash for claws, that’s OK—you head out to any of these local spots to satisfy your ...

While cruising the Texas coast this week during my Beachcombing survey, I came across one of the most entertaining — and ecologically important — residents of our shoreline: the fiddler crab. Easily ...

Florida's stone crab season runs from October 15 through May 1. Harvesters remove the claws and return the crab to the water, as the claws can regrow. Claws must be at least 2 7/8 inches, and they ...

FLORIDA (WJHG/WECP) - Florida’s stone crab harvest season will begin October 15 for recreational and commercial use. The season will be open through May 1 and closes May 2. FWC says the minimum claw ...