FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Highlights For Cases In Brevard County

FWC OFFICERS NAIL POACHERS, IMPAIRED BOATER

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The following report highlights some cases the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled in Brevard County over the past week but does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.

■ While on patrol, Officer Hopkins observed two anglers wading through the flats throwing a cast net and putting their fish in a bucket. Officer Hopkins concealed himself and continued to watch the pair until they returned to shore where one of them hid their bucket of fish in some bushes. Officer Hopkins then contacted the subjects and disclosed he had watched them hide their bucket of fish in the bushes.

The subjects provided the bucket for inspection, which revealed they were in possession of nine undersized sheepshead. Since only one of the subjects was harvesting the fish with a cast net, he was over the bag limit. Furthermore, he did not possess a valid saltwater fishing license. The subject was cited accordingly.

■ Senior Officer Platt and Officer Osborn were on land patrol in T.M. Goodwin Public Small Game Hunting Area/Broadmoor Marsh Unit when they observed a vehicle in an area closed to public vehicle access. Upon closer inspection, they found an individual cast netting from the nearby bank of a canal. They conducted a fisheries inspection, which revealed the individual was in possession of 17 game fish including crappie, bass and panfish. The violations were addressed accordingly.

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