A 20-year-old Stock Island woman was given a mandatory notice to appear in court citation Friday for possessing over-the-limit mangrove snapper.
Lower Keys Marine Deputy Edward Swogger was on marine patrol at approximately 10 p.m. south of Stock Island in the Boca Chica Channel. He observed an anchored 17-foot Aquasport with three people aboard actively fishing.
Deputy Swogger found 25 mangrove snapper in a cooler. The bag limit for mangrove snapper is five per harvester.
One of the anglers, Leonna Mae Brochu, stated she caught a majority of the fish and claimed the 10 over-the-limit fish as her part of her catch.
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