The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced that the recreational and commercial spiny lobster seasons will close on April 1st, 2025, in both state and federal waters.

The NFA has also underscored that the confinement of any lobster in a holding device underwater is also illegal. “Where a spiny lobster is unintentionally caught after naturally entering fishing ...

Now, once on the brink of collapse, the local spiny lobster population’s vital signs are on the uptick again, but what explains the rollercoaster ride and the comeback? By the 1960s, the spiny lobster ...