Tag: stone crab

Gulf Coast Catch and Cook November: Stone Crab

by Dr. Megan Moore
November 6, 2025

The featured Gulf Coast Catch and cook species for November 2025 is the Stone Crab! Stone Crabs are fun to catch and delicious to eat! November is the perfect time to catch Stone Crabs in the Gulf as the season is newly opened and the weather ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Catch And Cook, Cook, Crab, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, Harvest, Marine, Recreational Fishing, Stone Crab, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

FRE Ph.D. Graduate Dr. Adams Ceballos-Concha Recognized by International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management

by Alena Poulin
July 14, 2025

Having lived on the Chilean coast for many years, Adams Ceballos-Concha has spent his entire life closely linked to the ocean, which would become the driving passion behind his research in the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics (FRE) Ph.D. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics PhD, Marine Economics, Salmon Aquaculture, Stone Crab

Research helps keep stone crab on your plate for years to come

by Tory Moore
March 2, 2022

Highlights Demand for Florida stone crab is on the rise with prices at all-time highs. Researchers are working to help crab populations and support the fishery. A recent research study found that traps may not be a source of ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Fisheries, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Sea Grant, Food Is Our Middle Name, National Crab Meat Day, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Stone Crab, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents

Stone Crab Season Upon Us

by Betty Staugler
October 9, 2017

Stone crabs are feisty, fearsome predators, even cannibalistic! Two commercial species of stone crab coexist in the state of Florida, the Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) and the Gulf stone crab (Menippe adina). These two crabs are managed ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Claws, Florida Sea Grant, Harvesting, Seafood, Stone Crab

Commercial Fishing in Southwest Florida

by Betty Staugler
March 2, 2016

Southwest Florida has a long tradition of commercial fishing in its rivers, bays, and Gulf waters. In 2015 over 22 million pounds of wild harvested fish and shellfish including shrimp, blue and stone crab, grouper, mackerel, and mullet among ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Blue Crab, Commercial Fishing, Grouper, Mullet, Seafood, Shrimp, Snapper, Southwest Florida, Stone Crab

Enjoy delicious stone crab claws now through May, 2015.

by chrismv
October 26, 2014

The commercial and recreation stone crab season has opened! Now is the time to enjoy local stone crab claws. Whether you catch them yourself or buy from a local seafood market, the delicious meat is worth the effort and cost. There are 2 ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Fisheries, Panhandle Outdoors, Recreation, Sea Life, Seafood, Stone Crab, Uncategorized

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