Man arrested with undersized lobsters

A Hollywood, Florida man warned in November for harvesting undersized lobsters was arrested Sunday for possessing five such lobsters.

John Tarantino, 50, was charged with five counts of possession of undersized lobster.

Middle Keys Marine Deputy Wilfredo Guerra was on patrol at 12:30 p.m. near the north end of the Channel 5 Bridge near Craig Key when he saw a man, later identified as Tarantino, walking from the water with a dive flag and catch bag to a vehicle at Mile Marker 72, oceanside. Deputy Guerra found the illegal lobsters during a resource check and noted that Tarantino had been previously warned of taking undersized lobsters. He was arrested and taken to the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island.

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