Three herring pounders net $300 fines after pleas

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Update — fail to mark herring pound or web support
On 9/13/11 the following defendants pled no contest in Sitka District Court to failing to mark commercial herring pounds or web support. The charges resulted from commercial herring pound activities during April and May. Each defendant was fined $600 with $300 suspended and placed on one-year probation not to commit commercial fishing violations.

Matthew Carle Sr., 61, of Hydaburg
Charles Christiansen, 55, of Petersburg
Oliver Christiansen, 28, of Petersburg