Suspect cited for 2,611 pompano over allowable limit 

By News Staff on Tuesday, March 15, 2022
  • The vessel's captain was cited for possession of more than the allowable gill net bycatch for pompano outside of the endorsement zone, as well as possession of 76 undersized pompano. (photo submitted)
    The vessel's captain was cited for possession of more than the allowable gill net bycatch for pompano outside of the endorsement zone, as well as possession of 76 undersized pompano. (photo submitted)
    The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged a vessel captain with the unlawful use of a monofilament entanglement net (gill net) to take pompano outside of the Pompano Endorsement Zone in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Officers with the FWC’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Program stopped a 48-foot commercial vessel, named Legacy, approximately 5.5 nautica...

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