MIAMI — A poor stone crab harvest is driving up the price of the seafood delicacy.
Commercial fishermen across South Florida are reporting their catches have been down since the season opened Oct. 15. The low inventory is driving up prices at restaurants and markets.
Gary Graves, who runs Keys Fisheries in Marathon, told The Miami Herald his each of his five boats recently averaged less than 200 pounds of stone crabs. That's down 40 percent over last season.
Graves, whose company is a major supplier for Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach, said some fishermen are pulling in their traps well in advance of the end of the season on May 15.
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