May 8, 2026 –A Monroe County judge sentenced a Florida Keys commercial fisherman to a month in jail Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to 30 lobster violations.
Raidel Alvarez Perez, 52, pleaded guilty to 16 counts of possessing wrung lobster tails while on the water and seven counts of possessing undersized spiny lobster.
All spiny lobsters caught must be brought back to shore whole, according to Florida law.\