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

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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.

■ Officer Snyder observed two individuals fishing at Kiwanis Park at Geiger Point. They were in possession of four undersized spotted seatrout and two gray (mangrove) snapper. One individual claimed the fish were his and attempted to empty the cooler of fish into the water after being instructed not to touch them. The individual was cited accordingly.

■ Officer Specialist Ames was conducting surveillance at a local causeway and observed two subjects throwing cast nets in the water along the shoreline. Officer Ames observed the subjects exit the water, walk toward a truck and put their belongings in the truck bed. Officer Ames drove to the location and conducted a fisheries inspection. He found two coolers in the bed of the truck filled with mullet, sheepshead and snook. The sheepshead and snook were undersized. Both admitted to cast-netting all the fish and were cited for having undersized sheepshead and undersized snook and illegal method of harvesting snook.

■ Officer Begera conducted a resource inspection on a subject fishing with a rod and reel at Sand Point Park. Officer Begera asked the subject if he had caught any fish to which he said yes and pointed to a white bucket behind him. Inside the white bucket were a croaker, pinfish, and a spotted seatrout. The seatrout was undersized and the subject was cited for the violation.

■ While on patrol at Port Canaveral, Officers Snyder and Hedgepeth observed two individuals fishing near Blue Points Marina. They were in possession of pufferfish and intentionally killed fish without the intent to use them as bait or food. The individuals were cited accordingly.

■ Officers Naules and Poley were patrolling a popular area for fishing from a vessel and the shoreline. The officers conducted a fisheries and license inspection on a subject who had caught fish. The subject had numerous undersized gray (mangrove) snapper. After a FWC history check, the officers discovered the individual harvesting the fish was issued a warning for the same violation prior to this inspection. Officer Naules issued the subject a notice to appear for the violation.

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