KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - A Key West couple was charged with selling shrimp illegally through social media.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the couple had made a Facebook post offering five pounds of shrimp for $40.

A deputy came across the post and confirmed with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that the couple did not have any commercial fishing licenses.

They were both issued citations.

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