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UPPER KEYS WEEKLY / JULY 7, 2022
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A 21-foot boat runs aground in the mangroves in North Key Largo on the afternoon of July 2. U.S. COAST GUARD/Via Facebook
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
U.S. COAST GUARD & FWC RESPOND TO A BOAT THAT RAN INTO MANGROVES IN NORTH KEY LARGO
A 21-foot boat with two people aboard ran aground on the afternoon of July 2 in North Key Largo, according to a Facebook post by the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast. Rescue crews arrived to find the boat deep in the mangroves. The two people on the boat were rescued by a
crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada. No injuries were reported at the time. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were also on scene to investigate. — Weekly staff report
SEVERAL CITED FOR UNDERSIZED FISH DURING HOLIDAY WEEKEND PATROLS
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busy holiday weekend on the Florida Keys waters resulted in several people receiving tickets for catching undersized
fish. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation reports that officers Jason Richards, Jeremy Foell and Daniel Jones were on a federal fisheries patrol on July 1 between Key West and Dry Tortugas National Park. During their patrol, they saw a 52-foot Viking called the “Shakedown” out of Boca Raton stationed inside the Warsaw Hole Spawning Special Management Zone, which is closed to fishing for snapper and grouper. Officers conducted an inspection of the vessel and found the crew in possession of out-of-season red snapper and six undersized dolphins. Officers issued federal citations for fishing inside the Warsaw SMZ, outof-season red snapper and the undersized dolphins. On July 3, FWC investigator Chris Mattson, Maj. Albert Maza and officer Waymen Pearson were patrolling the water not far from MM 78 in Islamo-
Officers discover a 52-foot Viking inside the Warsaw Hole Spawning Special Management Zone. FWC/Contributed
rada when they spotted four men fishing from the bank at Indian Key Channel Bridge. The officers went over to conduct an inspection of the group from Miami when Mattson asked to inspect their cooler. Mattson discovered three undersized schoolmaster snapper and one undersized black grouper. After questioning, one of the men in the group admitted catching all the undersized fish. He was cited for two misdemeanor violations. On July 3, FWC officer Courtney Carroll was performing fisheries inspections around 5 p.m. on the north end of Channel 5 bridge in Islamorada. During her inspection, she found two Miami men with 20 undersized snappers. The undersized catches consisted of one undersized mutton snapper, one undersized yellowtail snapper and 18 undersized schoolmaster snapper. Carroll issued both men a “Notice to Appear” in court for the violations. — Weekly staff report
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