NAPLES — There are plenty of stone crab claws being pulled from the Gulf of Mexico and showing up at local restaurants this season. What there aren't plenty of are big ones.
Area crabbers and wholesalers report that while there is, for the most part, a plentiful supply of the claws, the large and jumbo size crab claws have been far scarcer than the smaller, less-expensive variety.
Like coffee at Starbucks, there is no such thing as a stone crab claw labeled as "small" for sale in the area. The smallest claws sold are "mediums," and they represent the great majority of what is being sold this season.
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