Two men from Hialeah and another from Miami were issued notice to appear in court citations on Sunday morning after they were found to be in possession of undersized and over the bag limit of Hogfish.
Carlos Bello, 26, of Miami, Jesus De La Caridad Carbonell, 26, of Hialeah, and Lisandro Piloto, 23, also of Hialeah were all issued notices to appear in court.
Deputy Brandon Warren saw three spearfishermen about 11 a.m. near Mile Marker 39. Deputy Warren saw they had a cooler with no lid and further saw what appeared to be Hogfish. Deputy Warren asked if he could inspect their cooler and they agreed.
There were a total of six Hogfish total in the cooler. The smallest was 13 inches and the largest was 15 inches.
The fish were returned to the water.
Hogfish are required to be 16 inches to be harvested in the Florida Keys. Only one fish is allowed per recreational harvester in the Florida Keys.
Woman cited for illegal fish
A 41-year-old Miami woman was issued a notice to appear in court citation Saturday afternoon after she admitted to harvesting undersized fish.
Angel Cobb was cited for possession of undersized Yellowtail snapper, Mangrove snapper and Schoolmaster snapper
Middle Keys Deputies Christian Kellenberger and Darrel Walraven saw two women fishing under the south end of the Long Key Bridge about 3:20 p.m .
The women allowed the Deputies to inspect their cooler.
The Deputies found 31 fish, most of which were undersized.
Cobb told the Deputies she caught the fish.
The dead fish were returned to the water.