Southeast salmon seiner nets fine, forfeiture

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Sentencing
On 1/29/14 Vernon M. Crane, 39, of Fritz Creek, pled guilty to one count of commercial fishing during a closed period. He was fined $2,000 with $1,000 suspended, ordered to forfeit $1,318.18 worth of illegally taken salmon, and placed on probation for one year.

Troopers seize 22,820 pounds of chum salmon

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/18/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Matthew Giambrone, 39, of Minnesota, for commercial fishing in closed waters during the Amalga Harbor special harvest area seine fishery. Giambrone was cited after he was observed crossing over one of the boundary lines. The fish caught in the set, approximately 22,820 pounds of chum salmon, were seized. Giambrone was given a court appearance date of 7/31/13 in Juneau District Court.

Seiner charged, nearly 8,000 lbs of salmon seized

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Commercial fish closed area
On 7/11/13 Izaak J. Esquiro, 37, of Warm Springs, Ore., was cited for operating a purse seine in a closed area during the Amalga Harbor seine fishery. Esquiro, who was operating the F/V Coral, was given an arraignment date of 7/17/13 in Juneau District Court. Just under 8,000 pounds of fish were seized as well.