MANATEE — Stone crab season isn't disappointing crabbers and restaurateurs so far.
Karen Bell, owner of Star Fish Co. Market & Restaurant, said she's had to put limits on her crabbing boats. She can't sell enough of the tender crab claws to keep up with the amount coming in.
"Production is going well, but I wish sales were better," Bell said. She's dropped prices to $13.95 per pound to accommodate the change in supply and demand. The struggle this year lies with perceptions consumers have about stone crabs stemming from the last few years, she said.
"I kind of think what happened is in the past few years the price was so high because there were so few around that some restaurants took them off the market," Bell said. "Now we're just trying to get them back into people's thoughts."
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