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Natalie and Austin conclude the stone crab season in the Florida Keys by pulling their recreational traps aboard The Far Side.0:44 Florida regulations permit five traps per recreational fisher, with a harvest limit of one gallon of claws per person or two gallons per boat.0:52 Claws must measure at least two and seven-eighths inches in length.1:24 While regulations prohibit harvesting egg-bearing females, recent practices suggest that removing both claws may increase the crab's survival rate by reducing energy expenditure during territorial fights.1:11 The crew retrieves their ten traps, which have been submerged for two months without bait, and harvests five crabs, including one claw weighing 5.8 ounces.2:32 After cleaning the traps with muriatic acid to remove growth, the crew prepares the gear for storage until the season reopens on 15 October.11:22

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