Lack of child PFD nets Kusko fisherman a ticket

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Quinhagak
Type: No PFD
On 7/2/10 during a routine commercial fisheries patrol in Kuskokwim District W-4 near Quinhagak, Bethel Wildlife Troopers cited Joseph Brown, 68, of Kongiganak, for no personal floatation device under 13 after observing an 8-year-old child in an open boat during commercial fishing operations. Bail set at $100.

Troopers ticket Maine man on permit violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Quinhagak
Type: Un-sworn Falsification II
On 8/13/09 Bethel Wildlife Troopers summonsed Henry F. Mark, age 47, of Pownal, Maine, on four counts of Un-sworn Falsification II. Mark is accused of making false statements on applications for Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permits. Mark is scheduled for arraignment in Bethel District Court on 9/2/09.

Two Kuskokwim cases

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Quinhagak
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/6/09 Bethel Wildlife Troopers on a routine commercial fisheries patrol in Kuskokwim District W-4 summonsed Gary A. Sharp, age 49, of Quinhagak, into Bethel District Court on one count of commercial fishing during a closed period. Sharp is scheduled for arraignment in Bethel Court on 7/22/09.

Location: Quinhagak
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 7/6/09 Bethel Wildlife Troopers on a routine commercial fisheries patrol in Kuskokwim District W-4 cited Nicolai W. Mark, age 43, of Quinhagak, for employing an unlicensed crewmember. Bail set at $250.

Some Kuskokwim cases

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kuskokwim District W-4, Quinhagak
Type: Vessel identification, unmarked gear, no PFDs
On 6/15/09 Bethel Wildlife Troopers on routine commercial fisheries patrol in Kuskokwim District W-4 near Quinhagak cited Henry Mark, age 48, of Palmer, for failure to display vessel identification numbers. Bail: $200.00. James Williams, age 32, of Quinhagak, was cited for failure to mark gear. Bail: $200.00. Fannie Joshua, age 58, of Anchorage, was cited for no PFD. Bail: $100.00. Norman Jimmie, age 29, of Tuntutuliak, was cited for no PFD. Bail: $100.00.

Location: Quinhagak
Type: Fail to obtain crewmember license
On 6/15/09 Aniak Wildlife Troopers contacted Rachael Igkurak, age 53, of Kwigillingok, during the District 4 Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishery. Investigation revealed Igkurak was assisting in commercial fishing without a valid crewmember license. Igkurak was cited with bail set at $260.