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dedicated to the environmental well-being of coastal habitat.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Florida Stone Crab Regulations

 Commercial stone crab regulations:
" Only legal sized claws may be possessed, transported, or sold. Crabs must be kept alive and damp in containers that do not compress them until the claws can be removed. Transport of intact stone crabs or bodies is prohibited. Spears, grains, grabs, or hooks that can puncture or crush crabs are prohibited. Removal of claws from egg-bearing females is prohibited."

Additional regulations are at:
http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/commercial/stonecrab/

Recreational Stone Crabbing is addressed at:  

http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/regulations/stone-crabs/