Lobsterfest 2021

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Lobster season opens on August 6th, and Key West will once again celebrate with the four day event, Lobsterfest. Thousands of lobster loving tourists come to Key West to eat…

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Key West Lobster
Key West's Capt. Steven Lamp of Dream Catcher Charters with their Mini-Season Catch

2016 Lobster Mini-Season

Sportsman Season, a.k.a. Lobster Mini-season, takes place on the last Wednesday and Thursday in July.  This annual two day event, during which properly licensed snorkeler and/or diver are allowed to take up…

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Catching Lobsters In the Florida Keys. Here the Guys of Dream Catcher Charters pose with their catch.

Spiny Lobster Season 2013

July 24th and 25th, 2013, which is this Wednesday and Thursday, marks this year's two-day recreational lobster season, commonly known as mini-season. During this period, recreational snorkelers and divers can…

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Gearing Up for Lobster Mini Season in Key West

How to Measure a Florida Spiny Lobster
How to measure a Florida Spiny Lobster for Mini season

The traffic coming into the Florida Keys and Key West is already picking up with Floridians trailering their boats down readying for lobster mini season which falls on July 27th and 28th this year. Mini season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday in July, and it usually brings about 25,000 visitors to the Florida Keys. With that number of visitors, hotels are full up and so are marinas.

During this two day lobster bonanza, each properly licensed snorkeler and diver is allowed to take up to six legal sized lobsters per day. Night snorkeling and diving is not permitted during this event, but bully-netting from a boat is permitted at night. (more…)

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