2022

Supporters of a contestant in the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Eating Contest display signs and show their enthusiasm Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on how fast they could crack and eat 25 stone crab claws without leaving meat behind. The Florida Keys stone crab is one of the few renewable seafood resources. Legal-size claws are taken and the crab is returned to the water to grow new extremities. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

A contestant cracks a stone crab claw while competing in the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Eating Contest Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on how fast they could crack and eat 25 stone crab claws without leaving meat behind. The Florida Keys stone crab is one of the few renewable seafood resources. Legal-size claws are taken and the crab is returned to the water to grow new extremities. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Juan Mullen, right, stuffs his mouth with stone crab meat while competing in the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Eating Contest Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on their speed at cracking and eating 25 stone crab claws without leaving meat behind. The Florida Keys stone crab is one of the few renewable seafood resources. Legal-size claws are taken and the crab is returned to the water to grow new extremities. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Bobby Hanousek raises his hands to signify he has finished cracking and eating 25 stone crab claws at the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Eating Contest Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Marathon, Fla. Hanousek, a Florida Keys commercial fisherman, broke the contest’s record turning in a time of 10 minutes, 23 seconds. Contestants were judged on how fast they could crack and eat 25 stone crab claws without leaving meat behind. The Florida Keys stone crab is one of the few renewable seafood resources. Legal-size claws are taken and the crab is returned to the water to grow new extremities. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Participants in the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Eating Contest crack and eat meat from stone crab claws Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Marathon, Fla. Contestants were judged on their speed at cracking and eating 25 stone crab claws without leaving meat behind. The Florida Keys stone crab is one of the few renewable seafood resources. Legal-size claws are taken and the crab is returned to the water to grow new extremities. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)