I went diving with Kelly Young a few weekends ago in Key West. I was busy taking pictures of mangroves and crabs but she was hand spearing mangrove snappers in murky water and the made dinner over the fire in the backyard! She prepared it with pineapple and Valentine Thomas’ Bahama Mama blackened spice mix and it was 🔥
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Why are stone crab claws so expensive?
Why are stone crab claws so expensive? The reason fresh stone crab comes at such a premium is because of the short harvest season and how carefully regulated stone crabbing is by the state. Florida’s stone crab season is monitored closely to ensure that stone crabs aren’t over-harvested and that just the claw is removed without harming or killing the crab.
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Weekend Trip to Dry Tortugas
I just spent an incredible 48 hours immersed in nature. CJ and I, along with 3 other couple of friends, left early on Friday morning for an adventure in the Florida Keys.
Ponce de Leon discovered the Dry Tortugas in 1513 when he caught over 100 sea turtles there. Subsequently the islands were referred to as the “Tortugas” (turtles). During the 1600s and 1700s the area around these islands was used by pirates as a base for attacking merchant shipping in the Gulf.
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