Thursday, April 7, 2011

More Sitka seiners accused of illegal fishing

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 4/4/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, observed the F/V Infinite Glory fishing after the closure in the Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery. The skipper and permit holder, Bryan R. Howey, 42, of Sitka, was cited for fishing in a closed period. Arraignment is set for 4/12/11 in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 4/4/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Sitka issued a summons to Thomas Stafford, 45, of Homer, for commercial fishing in closed waters during the third opener of the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. Stafford is scheduled to be arraigned on 4/12/11 in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 4/4/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, observed the F/V Defiant fishing before the open period in the Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery. The skipper, Eric Rosvold, 58, of Petersburg, and the permit holder, George J. Skeek, 53, of Petersburg, were cited for commercial fishing in a closed period. Arraignment is set for 4/12/11 in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed season
On 4/4/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted skipper Joe Lindholm, 67, of Anacortes, Wash., during the Sitka herring sac roe fishery for operating a seine net off the F/V Star Shadow in a closed area. Lindholm's fish tickets were seized and he was given a mandatory court appearance of 4/12/11 in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed season
On 4/4/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted permit holder William Glenovich, 67, of Bellingham, Wash., during the Sitka herring sac roe fishery for operating a seine net off the F/V Star Shadow in a closed area. Glenovich's fish tickets were seized and he was given a mandatory court appearance of 4/12/11 in Sitka District Court.

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