Teen Sought After Shooting Protected Fish With Speargun

[matcom]

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STOCK ISLAND, Fla. -- Wildlife officials, Wednesday, were hunting down a teenager they said shot a protected fish.

Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were looking for a teenage boy they said shot a Goliath grouper with a speargun Sunday afternoon at a marina on Stock Island.

The Goliath grouper is protected from harvest in Florida.

Marina employees reported seeing the teen in the water with a speargun. One worker said the boy told him he didn't know what he shot. The boy ended up dropping the fish and sped away on a stolen bike.

The teen faces a misdemeanor charge of possession of a protected species.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/9614174/detail.html

[Orrex]

1. Where did the fish get the speargun?

Oh, wait...