From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Sitka
Type: Failure to report commercial catch
On 10/14/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Evan E.
Seager, 33, of Mukilteo, Wash., for failing to report commercially caught salmon prior to leaving Alaska. Investigation showed Seager power trolled in Alaska waters, as the permit holder on the F/V Mindalina, and delivered his catch to Bellingham, Wash., without first submitting a fish ticket to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment set for Sitka District Court.
Location: Sitka
Type: Failure to report commercial catch
On 10/14/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Jeffrey A.
Thomas, 33, of Ferndale, Wash., for failing to report commercially caught salmon prior to leaving Alaska. Investigation showed Thomas power trolled in Alaska waters, as the permit holder on the F/V Kathleen Jo, and delivered his catch to Bellingham, Wash., without first submitting a fish ticket to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment set for Sitka District Court.
Location: Sitka
Type: Failure to report commercial catch
On 10/14/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Richard M. Oltman, 58, of Port Townsend, Wash., for failing to report commercially caught salmon prior to leaving Alaska. Investigation showed Oltman power trolled in Alaska waters, as the permit holder on the F/V Cape Cleare, and delivered his catch to Bellingham, Wash., without first submitting a fish ticket to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment set for Sitka District Court.
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No wonder the trollers in SE have a tough time getting their hatchery allocations. They don't report them.
ReplyDeleteHow difficult it must be to catch this type of mischief. Probably 1 in a hundred.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, these boats are freezer boats that were taking fish down from their last trip. They probably landed 4-5 trips in Alaska last summer and submitted fish tickets when they unloaded and got their weights. Secondly, they represent a small percentage of trollers so your allocation concern does not hold water. Thirdly, they were cited for "failing to report commercially caught salmon prior to leaving Alaska," not failure to submitting a fish ticket after unloading within seven days. Seven days is long and gone. They unloaded at the cold storage where the filled out their fish tickets and were submitted to the ADF&G. I don't have any sympathy for those three but I believe that's how it played out.
ReplyDeleteToo bad the Canadians didn't catch them fishing in Canadian waters!
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