4 cited after hundreds of illegally caught lobsters found in pickup in San Pedro

Four divers were cited this month after authorities found them with hundreds of illegally taken and mostly undersized spiny lobsters from a beach in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

While wildlife officers patrolled the coast around 11 p.m. on Aug. 1, they noticed four people with wetsuits and diving gear repeatedly taking lobsters at Royal Palms Beach even though the commercial and recreational spiny lobster season ended back in March, wildlife officials said.