Lt. Matthew Ross
Coverage of Lt. Matthew Ross in the Nexus archive.
- Officials share safety tips, rules and regulations as two-day lobster harvest mini season approaches in South Florida
Florida officials, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard, are sharing safety tips and regulations for the two-day lobster harvest mini season in South Florida. They emphasized proper licensing, legal lobster sizes (minimum three-inch carapace), bag limits (6-12 lobsters per person depending on location), and boating safety measures like displaying dive flags and wearing life jackets.
- Suspected smugglers, $6.7M in cocaine found on boat off Cape Florida, USCG says
Three suspected drug smugglers were arrested after a boat carrying $6.7 million in cocaine was seized off Cape Florida by U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection officers. The 900-pound cocaine stash was taken into custody by DEA agents, with authorities emphasizing efforts to secure maritime borders.