From FWC
This report represents some events the FWC handled July 5 to 11 in the Northwest Region.
WAKULLA COUNTY
- Officers Fernbach and M. McLeod observed a subject walking the bank off Bottoms Road in Panacea carrying a gig and a flashlight. The officers conducted a resource inspection and discovered the subject did not have a valid fishing license and had six gigged redfish, ten undersized flounder, and one undersized sheepshead in a cooler. When questioned, the individual claimed he didn’t have any fish. The subject was arrested and taken to Wakulla County Jail charged with six misdemeanors and one noncriminal infraction.
HOLMES COUNTY
- Officers Fowler and Touchton were on patrol when they observed a vessel without navigational lights. The officers made contact with the vessel to conduct a resource and boating safety inspection. They observed the vessel tied to a saw-cut cypress log with flotation attached. A chainsaw and logging equipment was located within the vessel. The vessel owner and operator admitted to unlawfully harvesting submerged timber without proper permitting or prior authorization. Charges were directly filed through the State Attorney’s Office for various violations pertaining to the offense.
LEON COUNTY
- Officer B. Johnson II and Senior B. Johnson responded to a report of subjects selling blue crabs without licenses in a parking lot at a business. The officers arrived and observed two subjects selling blue crabs to the public from a vehicle and trailer. Upon conducting a resource inspection, the subjects did not possess a valid retail license. One subject was cited for the violation.
LIBERTY COUNTY
- Officers L. Glover and B. Johnson II were on patrol conducting freshwater fishery inspections. The officers observed a subject throwing a cast net in a freshwater river and placing fish in a bucket. While conducting a resource inspection, the subject was found to possess freshwater gamefish. The subject was cited for the violation.
