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 ...

(WSVN) - It’s day one of lobster mini-season in South Florida, and there’s trouble on the water. Monroe County officials said a man died after drowning just off Sawyer Key at around 7 a.m. Wednesday ...

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 ...

Francisco Loffredi with a haul of lobsters from the 2018 miniseason in South Florida. Scuba diving is a year-round activity in South Florida, but many divers only get in the water for the annual ...

In June 2021, Michael Packard was scuba diving to capture lobsters off the coast of Cape Cod when he was suddenly jolted from his peaceful descent. “It just hit me like a bus or a freight train,” ...

Day one of the 2020 spiny lobster sport season in Florida waters got underway at 12:01 a.m. The theme for divers who found lobsters between Jupiter and Vero Beach was simple — go big or go home. The ...

The Government has reduced the number of recreational lobster diver licences amid concerns about the health of the lobster population. A cap of 375 licences will be in place for 2019-20, to reflect ...

Ryan Huff, an experienced waterman, had spent weeks planning his lobster-diving excursion on Sept. 28, opening day of the recreational lobster-fishing season. “He was really excited,” said his wife, ...