Multiple people cited in separate wildlife cases  

  • A 35-year-old Destin man was given a mandatory notice to appear in court citation Saturday for possessing four undersized lobsters. Marine Deputy Willie Guerra was on routine patrol Saturday near the Seven Mile Bridge when he observed divers in the water. Deputy Guerra spoke to diver Tylor Britt Gammon who stated he caught four lobsters. Deputy Guerra noticed Gammon did not have a measuring device. Gammon stated he was using his hand to measure. Gammon was cited for four undersized lobsters and harvesting lobsters without a measuring device.
  • A 27-year-old Miami Gardens woman was given a mandatory notice to appear in court citation Sunday for possessing two undersized mutton snapper. Marine Deputy Nelson Sanchez was routine patrol near Mile Marker 78 on the bayside when he approached a 20-foot boat with two people fishing. Rosa Elena Gomez Reyes stated she caught two snapper that were in a live well. Deputy Sanchez noticed the snappers to be mutton snappers and found both to be undersized.
  • Two mainland Florida men were given mandatory notice to appear in court citations Tuesday for possessing two undersized red grouper. Marine Deputy Edward Swogger was on routine patrol when he stopped 23-foot in the Key West Harbor for a safety check. There were two undersized red groupers in the live well. Both men on the boat — Christopher Caraballo, 27, of Coral Springs and Alex Rodolfo Cuessi, 28, of Margate — were both cited.
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