Update published 3 p.m. 7/24/2024: The mini-season got underway at 12:01 a.m. and reports of mishaps have already surfaced. Original story: Seafood-loving Floridians look forward to the last week of ...

South Florida lobster hunters look forward to the annual two-day miniseason, which is the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. That’s when divers get their first chance at catching the key ...

Get ready for 48 hours of lobster-snaring madness. The spiny lobster mini-season, also called the sport season, starts today and ends tomorrow. For those two days, you can bag double the daily limit ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A brick of suspected cocaine, wrapped in a “Bunny” package, was discovered by a lobster diver in the Florida Keys on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Florida Keys Sheriff and ...

Update published 11 a.m. 8/1/2024: In response to New Times’ public records request for reports of injuries and deaths during Florida’s 2024 lobster mini-season, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

With the lobster miniseason set for July 30-31, now is the time to prepare if you haven’t already started. The annual event is the first opportunity for Florida’s recreational divers to catch lobsters ...

MIAMI - Attention lobster lovers: the 2024 Florida mini-season is now open. So-called "bug hunters" hit the water at the start of the season, 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, hoping to bag their limit. That's ...

Florida's two-day spiny lobster sport season begins July 30 and ends July 31. The daily bag limit during mini-season is 12 lobsters per person, except in Monroe County and Biscayne National Park, ...

At least one diver was hurt, one diver found a package of "suspected cocaine" and two boats capsized in South Florida on Wednesday, the first day of lobster mini-season. Hundreds of boats hit the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Spiny lobster are a delicacy to not only eat, but to catch by recreational anglers. The regular season runs from Aug. 6 through March 31 each year, but before the season ...

Bodycam video shows the moments a man was pulled onto the dock after being hit by a propeller in the waters of the Lower Keys, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The victim, identified ...