Troopers: Gillnetter cut halibut longline at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Criminal mischief
On 7/3/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Haines served Brian A. O'Riley, 62, of Haines, a summons for criminal mischief. The charge results from an incident on 6/11/10 where O'Riley intentionally cut off a legal subsistence longline for halibut, just prior to a gillnet opening O'Riley was participating in, inside the Deep Inlet terminal harvest area. The longline was valued at approximately $150. The victim contacted O'Riley with the remnants of the longline still aboard his vessel, then reported the crime to Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post. O'Riley is set to appear on 7/13/10 in the Sitka court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/8/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, observed the F/V Patty Lynn operating a seine net in the Deep Inlet terminal harvest area after the area had closed to seining. Owner and permit holder James R. Vaughan, 47 of Craig, was summoned to Sitka District Court for commercial fishing during a closed period.