When it comes to claws, there could be cause for cheer: Stone-crab season opens Wednesday, with commercial fishermen seeking the legal-size claws that rank as Monroe County's most lucrative harvest after spiny lobster.

"No one ever knows for sure until the first pull of the season, but we do have some things that are looking good," Bill Kelly, executive director of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen's Association, said Friday.

A strong season would be welcome since the two previous crab seasons were below average and bleak, respectively.

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