Toxic Tantrem: Florida Fishing Captain Jailed And Fined $51K For Poisoning, Shooting Dolphins

Toxic Tantrem: Florida Fishing Captain Jailed And Fined $51K For Poisoning, Shooting Dolphins

A charter and commercial fishing captain in Florida, Zackery Brandon Barfield, 31, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison and ordered to pay a $51,000 fine for multiple counts of poisoning and shooting dolphins. The sentence stems from violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). […] Toxic Tantrem: Florida Fishing Captain Jailed And Fined $51K For Poisoning, Shooting Dolphins

Panama City Fisherman Sentenced for Killing and Poisoning Dolphins

Zackery Brandon Barfield, a 31-year-old commercial and charter fishing captain from Panama City, has been sentenced to 30 days in federal prison and fined $51,000 for illegally shooting and poisoning bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. The sentencing, announced on May 23, 2025, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, follows Barfield’s conviction on three counts of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act and…