PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County fishermen are sounding the alarm just days into this year's stone crab season.

Some told Spectrum News they've lost thousands of dollars' worth of equipment already, and they said dredging for the ongoing beach nourishment project off the Pinellas coast is to blame.

What You Need To Know • Florida's stone crab season began October 15 • Pinellas County fishermen said they've lost thousands of dollars in equipment and crab they could have sold due to damaged equipment and traps • The fishermen say the cause is tug boats and barges working on the beach nourishment project running over their equipment • Fishermen's hope is that Weeks Marine, the barge operator, will compensate them for losses and let them know what routes they plan to take so t

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