Florida stone crabs scarcity pushes up prices
date:Dec 25, 2012
ap and in some instances set up house in there because the food comes to them, he said.

Duarte of George's Stone Crab said his fisherman have also noticed the size of the octopus has grown, from one or two pounds to as much as eight.

Florida officials estimated 2.7 million pounds of claws worth $23.6 million were hauled in during the 2011-2012 season.

Though this season's figures look to be some of the worst on record, Gandy said the total catch tends to rise and fall over the long term. The
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