Florida Lobster.......
Every July the coastal areas of Florida are flooded with lobster hunters trying to get their share of this year's bounty. There are two Florida Lobster Seasons, the 2 Day Mini Season and the 8 month regular lobster season. The mini lobster season is always the
The regular 8 month lobster season is always August 6 through the end of March and is open to both recreational and commercial fisherman.
Commonly referred to as the Florida Spiny Lobster, the Caribbean spiny lobster inhabits tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.
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Lobster is a famous Florida Keys seafood specialty. Spiny Lobsters are different than their distant relative, the Maine or North Eastern Lobster. Since the Spiny Lobster has no claws, meat is located in the tail of the animal and is delicious whether prepared by itself with melted butter or in creations like lobster salad, ceviche or a Lobster Benedict.
If you're not up to the challenge of donning snorkeling or SCUBA gear to catch your own, then the Key West Lobsterfest is the place for you. Imagine 4 mouth watering days filled with delectable lobster being chopped, diced, BBQ's, boiled or "ceviche'd". Key West's Lobsterfest typically happens in mid August, each year and includes happenings, such as:
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