/tags/spiny-lobster spiny lobster en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:12:51 GMT /news/2021-07-27/facing-crowds-of-bug-hunters-keys-try-new-messaging-strategy-for-lobster-mini-season 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. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:12:51 GMT /news/2021-07-27/facing-crowds-of-bug-hunters-keys-try-new-messaging-strategy-for-lobster-mini-season Nancy Klingener /news/2021-03-30/spiny-lobster-fishery-gets-through-pandemic-season-with-help-from-the-internet-and-hurricane-relief Spiny lobster season in Florida ends with the month of March. And the first full pandemic fishing season saw mixed results, with prices bouncing back but lobster missing from some key areas. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:12:55 GMT /news/2021-03-30/spiny-lobster-fishery-gets-through-pandemic-season-with-help-from-the-internet-and-hurricane-relief Nancy Klingener /news/2020-05-20/lobster-mini-season-is-always-controversial-in-the-keys-but-this-year-it-might-be-a-blessing As the Florida Keys look to reopen to tourists June 1, some on the island chain are already worried about one of the summer's biggest events — the… Wed, 20 May 2020 19:42:41 GMT /news/2020-05-20/lobster-mini-season-is-always-controversial-in-the-keys-but-this-year-it-might-be-a-blessing Nancy Klingener /news/2020-02-13/coronavirus-hitting-south-florida-lobster-industry-hard The coronavirus is affecting the local economy through important local industries, like tourism. It's also having a severe impact on another industry —… Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:09:09 GMT /news/2020-02-13/coronavirus-hitting-south-florida-lobster-industry-hard Nancy Klingener /news/2019-03-20/state-targets-criminal-conspiracy-in-spiny-lobster-fishery State wildlife investigators announced Tuesday that they've wrapped up a two-year investigation targeting what they say is a criminal conspiracy in the… Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:18:30 GMT /news/2019-03-20/state-targets-criminal-conspiracy-in-spiny-lobster-fishery Nancy Klingener /news/2018-08-21/its-going-to-be-a-rough-year-key-largo-fishermen-feel-effects-of-chinese-lobster-tariffs At 6 a.m. on a recent Thursday morning, Ernie Piton and his son dragged wooden lobster traps across their dock in Key Largo. They stabbed sharp wires… Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:07:37 GMT /news/2018-08-21/its-going-to-be-a-rough-year-key-largo-fishermen-feel-effects-of-chinese-lobster-tariffs /news/2017-07-24/lobsters-are-not-the-only-prey-during-mini-season-keys-cops-warn-about-marine-thefts Marine thefts are a chronic problem in the Keys. Fishing gear, dive equipment, engines — sometimes even entire boats - are stolen from marinas, canals and… Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:33:14 GMT /news/2017-07-24/lobsters-are-not-the-only-prey-during-mini-season-keys-cops-warn-about-marine-thefts Nancy Klingener /news/2016-08-04/in-the-keys-lobster-mini-season-is-a-holiday-and-an-ordeal Billy Causey has been in the Florida Keys since the early 1970s. And in that time, he's figured out a few things."There's some things you learn not to… Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:19:53 GMT /news/2016-08-04/in-the-keys-lobster-mini-season-is-a-holiday-and-an-ordeal Nancy Klingener /news/2015-08-05/florida-lobster-season-opens-to-high-hopes-in-monroe-county The annual spiny lobster season opens Thursday, when commercial trappers can start pulling traps from the water and divers and recreational fishers can… Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:56:11 GMT /news/2015-08-05/florida-lobster-season-opens-to-high-hopes-in-monroe-county Nancy Klingener /environment/2015-06-22/state-may-add-lionfish-bounty-to-lobster-mini-season The invasion of lionfish throughout Florida waters is a challenge to native Florida wildlife and to the ecosystems where they live. The state has… Mon, 22 Jun 2015 22:49:34 GMT /environment/2015-06-22/state-may-add-lionfish-bounty-to-lobster-mini-season Nancy Klingener