Man cited for undersized fish

A 22-year-old Miami man was given a mandatory notice to appear in court citation early Friday morning for possessing and undersized mangrove snapper.

Dairon Muina Alfonso was fishing at Indian Key Fill in Islamorada at 2:38 a.m. when he was approached by Deputy Ana Coello.

Muina Alfonso told Deputy Coello he did not have a fishing license. Muina Alfonso did not have a measuring device.

Muina Alfonso had several fish, including one nine-inch mangrove snapper. The legal harvesting size for mangrove snapper is 10 inches.

Muina Alfonso was cited and the undersized fish was returned to the water dead.