His suppliers haven’t even pulled traps yet, but Even Keel Fish Shack co-owner Dave MacLennan is so confident about this year’s stone crab haul that he’s already set the price for an all-you-can-eat special: $99.

“Yeah, we’re being pretty brazen,” MacLennan said of his Lauderdale-by-the-Sea restaurant, with a laugh. “But we’ve gotten reports from the docks that there’s a decent amount of crab in the traps.”

MacLennan isn’t alone in his optimism. Before Florida’s stone crab season officially kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 15, local restaurants, wholesalers and seafood markets all say early signs point to healthy supply and claw prices mirroring what they were last spring.

The first crustacean harvests will arrive at seafood purveyors by Thursday morning, a day after traps are allowed to be

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