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The annual two-day lobster mini season is controversial in the Florida Keys — and sometimes dangerous. This year there are some new efforts to make things safer for lobster hunters and the environment.
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A commercial fisherman in the Florida Keys has been sentenced in a case involving undersized lobsters. The sentence also keeps him out of the water for…
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Spiny lobster season in Florida lasts from Aug. 6 to March 31, and the state's wildlife commission has rules in place to ensure that it's not a free-for...
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By late last week, people and boats were already trickling in to the Florida Keys for the lobster sport mini-season.They were getting ready for the…
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The invasion of lionfish throughout Florida waters is a challenge to native Florida wildlife and to the ecosystems where they live. The state has…
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The spiny lobster season ended March 31. State biologists say it looks like the total catch will be slightly lower than last year — but the seafood that…
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For years, divers looking for lobster in the Florida Keys knew that the best place to find them was under some sort of shelter, whether a rock or…
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For the last two months, marine restoration teams have been hauling up coffee table-like structures from Florida Keys waters. They're called casitas --…
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The two-day spiny lobster sport season -- known as the mini-season -- is intended to give recreational lobster hunters a chance to get their hands on the…
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It’s illegal to take lobsters out of season or out of traps that don’t belong to you. But Keys State Representative Holly Raschein (R-Monroe County) says…
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It’s past sunset as 28-year old Captain Kelly Nichols Bourne and her crew return from a day of hauling lobsters traps. When she joined her father’s…