Four Chignik salmon seiners charged

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chignik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On or about 11/14/13 Daniel C. Grunert, 26, of Chignik Lagoon, was served a summons to appear in Naknek District Court on a single count of commercial fishing for salmon in the closed waters above the Mensis line in Chignik Lagoon during the 2012 salmon season.

Location: Chignik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 11/6/13 Kurt E. Grunert, 31, of Seattle, was served a summons to appear in Naknek District Court on 20 counts of commercial fishing in the closed waters above the Mensis line in Chignik Lagoon during the 2012 salmon season.

Location: Chignik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 11/4/13 Billy S. Anderson, 56, of Soldotna, was served a summons to appear in Naknek District Court on a single charge of commercial fishing for salmon in the closed waters above the Mensis line in Chignik Lagoon during the 2012 salmon season.

Location: Chignik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 11/2/13 Frank K. Grunert, 55, of Wasilla, was served a summons to appear in Naknek District Court on six counts of commercial fishing for salmon in the closed waters above the Mensis line in Chignik Lagoon during the 2012 salmon season.

Troopers say Chignik crabber stored pots illegally

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Illegal storage of crab pots
On 2/29/12 Benjamin Allen, 33, of Chignik, was cited for illegal storage of commercial Tanner crab pots. Investigation showed Allen had left his pots baited and fishing in Castle Bay after the closure of the Chignik District on 2/12/12 by emergency order. Allen was given an arraignment date of 3/22/12 in Naknek District Court.

Chignik crabber in a pinch over small Tanners

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Undersized commercial Tanner crab
On 2/15/12 Aaron D. Anderson, of Chignik, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for possessing undersized Tanner crab taken in the Chignik District Tanner crab fishery.

Troopers ticket cod fisherman near Chignik

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Near Paul Island, in the Chignik Pacific cod district
Type: Operating unlawful gear for groundfish
On 3/7/11 Kodiak Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Benjamin T. Allen, 32, of Port Angeles, Wash. Allen was commercial fishing with Pacific cod pots with tunnel eye openings larger than 36 inches. Allen was given a court date of 4/13/11 in Naknek District Court.

Troopers make a pair of crabbing cases

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Commercial fish closed area
On 1/21/11 Walter Sargent, 73, was cited by Kodiak Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing for Tanner crab in Kaiugnak Bay after the area had closed to commercial Tanner crab fishing.

Location: Chignik
Type: Gear violation
On 1/17/11 Kodiak Wildlife Troopers aboard the patrol vessel
Woldstad were inspecting the fishing vessel Alaskan Frontier's gear at sea when it was discovered that the operator and permit holder, Alfredo S. Aboueid, 64, of Chignik Lagoon, was fishing pots configured to catch Tanner crab as well as a pot configured to catch cod. Aboueid admitted fishing the one pot configured to catch cod while validly registered and actively fishing in the Chignik Tanner crab fishery. Aboueid was issued a citation with arraignment set for 2/25/11 in Naknek District Court.

Crewman, employer cited on license violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chignik
Type: Unlicensed crewman
On 8/22/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Kodiak Post, cited Cale Stepanoff, 19, of Chignik, for not having a commercial crewmember license, and Arthur Pedersen, 52, of Chignik, for employing an unlicensed crewmember. Investigation revealed that Pedersen hired Stepanoff to work on board the F/V Kadiak in the Chignik area while Stepanoff did not have a commercial crewmember license. Bail was set at $260 for both.

Fisherman reports death threat at Chignik

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chignik Lagoon
Type: Threat
On 6/27/10 at 1015 hours, Kevin Griffen, 30, of Sitka, reported he was verbally assaulted and his life was threatened while commercial fishing in Chignik Lagoon. The Alaska State Troopers in King Salmon are investigating the report.

Burglary of Trident Seafoods housing unit reported

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chignik Bay
Type: Burglary
On 5/12/10 at 1000 hours, Clyde Pedersen reported that a Trident Seafoods housing unit in Chignik Bay had been broken into. The Chignik Bay village public safety officer responded to the building to investigate. The VPSO found that two separate apartments inside the building had been broken into. At this time, it appears that nothing was taken. Investigation continues into both burglaries.

$20,000 purse seine reported stolen at Chignik

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chignik Bay
Type: Theft
On 11/05/09 Alaska State Troopers based in King Salmon received a report of theft from a watercraft. Alec Douglas Pedersen, age 56, of Kodiak, reported that a purse seine had been stolen from his barge, located near Chignik Bay, sometime during August of 2009. The purse seine is valued at about $20,000. The investigation is ongoing.

Some Chignik action

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chignik Lake
Type: Assault
On 7/7/09 the Chignik Lake village public safety officer investigated a report of an assault. Investigation showed that a fisherman accused another fisherman of criminal mischief. An argument ensued and threats were made to one another. However, no physical assault occurred. Investigation is ongoing and the names of the fishermen are being withheld until the investigation is complete.

Location: Chignik Lake
Type: Criminal mischief
On 7/8/09 a Chignik Lake resident reported that someone unknown cut the line between his skiff and anchor. The boat did not float away. The lost anchor was valued at under $25. Investigation continues.

Anchor theft reported

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chignik Lagoon
Type: Theft from a Watercraft
On 6-22-09 at 1131 hours, Noah Shangin, age 24 of Anchorage, reported that the anchor and chain had been stolen off the F/V Crystal Sea. Shangin stated that it had been stolen sometime between last season and now while the boat was in Chignik Lagoon. Investigation continues into the theft.