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Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office Deputy Luis Guiardinu and the dead tarpon<\/p>\n
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A Miami man doing some Saturday night fishing in the Florida Keys wound up spending the night in jail after, Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office said, a deputy got a look at his catch.<\/p>\n
According to MCSO, Lower Keys Marine Deputy Luis Guiardinu was patrolling at Bahia Honda State Park around 8:30 p.m. when he came upon fisherman Lazaro Morales. The deputy asked Morales if he\u2019d caught any fish. Morales said he hadn\u2019t. MCSO said Guiardinu found a dead tarpon in the bed of Morales\u2019 pickup truck.<\/p>\n
\u201cTarpon over 40 inches MUST remain in the water unless in pursuit of a state or world record using a tarpon tag.\u201d the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission says. \u201cTarpon is a catch-and-release only<\/a> fishery. One tarpon tag per person per year may be purchased when in pursuit of a Florida state or world record.\u201d<\/p>\n Morales was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of illegally harvesting tarpon.<\/p>\n Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office Deputy Luis Guiardinu and the dead tarpon Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office <\/p>\n