Two men are accused of breaking into a Florida Keys aquarium, catching a legally-protected game fish and taking it out of the water, causing its death, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives say the pair burglarized Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters around 2:50 a.m. on May 25 and fished in the Marathon establishment’s enclosed lagoon, catching a 55-inch tarpon.
They removed the large fish from the water and took photos of themselves with it before throwing it back into the lagoon, according to the sheriff’s office. When aquarium staff opened the business the next day, they found the fish dead in the basin, according to an arrest report…