Man arrested in Florida Keys for multiple lobster violations, authorities say
A 40-year-old Tampa-area man was arrested Saturday on several lobster-related charges after being stopped in the Middle Keys, near the Channel Five Bridge, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Deputy says lobsters discarded in water
A Middle Keys marine deputy reported he saw Alexander Alfonso Matos throw multiple lobster tails into the water at about 12:15 p.m. Matos admitted to discarding undersized lobsters, the Sheriff's Office said.
Undersized and speared lobsters recovered
The deputy recovered several lobsters, including two with puncture wounds consistent with being speared. A spear gun was also recovered from the water, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Matos was charged with possession of nine over-the-limit lobsters, possession of eight undersized lobsters, possession of two speared lobsters and possession of wrung tails in the water.
He was taken to jail.