M.M. Cloutier
It’s last call for a popular delicacy served at the island’s restaurants.
Florida’s annual half-year harvesting season for stone crab claws ends May 1.
That’s two weeks earlier than prior years in order to buttress Florida’s stone crab fishery, which has experienced a long-term decline in the annual harvest, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Nearly every restaurant in town that serves seafood offers stone crab claws, one of Florida’s claims to gastronomic fame.
The claws, typically served with a mustard sauce for dipping, come in various size classifications—from small to colossal; jumbo, the second-largest size, is the most popular in Palm Beach.