From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Sitka
Type: Personal use shellfish violations
On 8/31/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, inspected gear in the Peril Strait area. Investigation revealed that multiple pots being fished by Dan K. Coffey, 67, of Anchorage, did not comply with biodegradable escape mechanism requirements, and that Coffey was using edible portions of king salmon as crab bait. Coffey was cited for one count of no biodegradable escape mechanism, with bail set at $110. He also was issued a summons to appear in Sitka District Court on the charge of using sport-caught king salmon as bait.
Note: Coffey is a former chairman of the Alaska Board of Fisheries.
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Get yourself a better lawyer, one who knows the regs. LingMAO
ReplyDeleteGot Coffey, and sharing the burden for King Salmon, Coffey Style?
ReplyDelete"We should also demand that we do not return to the tainted Board of Fisheries process that allowed a person with Mr. Coffey's obvious bias to become the chairman."
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/08/03/3006788/compass-setnetters-share-burden.html#storylink=cpy
Gee whiz, how's a guy supposed to know all those pesky regulations. You would almost have to have been on the board of fish or a lawyer to figure those the rules.
ReplyDeleteno king salmon shortage, coffey sez they are bait fish. what would Bob say to that?
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine with a shortage of King salmon and setnetters being shut down this guy with so much political influence is out there using his extra caught king salmon as crab bait, just goes to show that most of what the sport caught king salmon is actually going to waste ,And especially a guy who was the chairman of the board of fish, It is despicable and he should be punished with taking away his sport license.
ReplyDeleteTaking away his sport license will just cause him to poach. I mean fish for bait...
ReplyDeleteWonder if these were Kenai River Kings????
ReplyDeleteApparently Coffey can't fillet a king salmon and can't follow regs either.
ReplyDeleteMakes you wonder how many kings Coffee puts down on his king harvest ticket?
Busted. The trooper apparently recognized the "bait and switch" tactic.
ReplyDeleteSeems Coffee needs a biodegradable public escape mechanism on this one.
Give Coffey a break, he's not the only politican to get in trouble over a piece of tail.
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