October brings two of Southwest Florida's favorite things: cooler weather and stone crabs. Stone crab season kicked off Wednesday, Oct. 15, and will be here for another shell-cracking 6½ months.

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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 ...

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 ...