MONROE COUNTY, Fla. — A Charlotte man is accused of illegally spearing an angelfish in Florida, authorities said.
It happened Saturday around 3 p.m. in the Florida Keys.
Middle Keys Marine deputies gave 30-year-old Ernesto Javier Reina a mandatory notice to appear in court citation. Reina had an illegally speared angelfish, they said.
Reina didn’t have a marine life endorsement/special activity license to harvest. Specific marine species require the license to be kept alive upon harvest.
On Facebook, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office posted a photo of a deputy holding the fish.
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