Unalaska troopers cite crewman lacking license

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: No crewmember license
On 6/15/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Christopher David Sallie, 49, of Montara, Calif., for commercial fishing without possessing his 2010 Alaska commercial fishing crewmember license. Arraignment is scheduled for 6/30/10 in the Unalaska District Court.

Captain ticketed at Dutch for lack of boat numbers

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: No ADF&G numbers on vessel
On 4/16/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers cited the skipper and permit holder onboard the F/V Viking, Bill G. Lock, 59, of Sammamish, Wash., for failing to properly display his Alaska Department of Fish and Game numbers on both sides of his commercial fishing vessel. Bail was set at $210 for the Unalaska District Court.

Getting loaded the right way at Dutch Harbor

Unalaska police are cracking down on improper hauling of crab pots.

KUCB radio has the story.

Guilty plea on late fish ticket results in $500 fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — failure to file fish ticket
On 3/18/10 Gerald A. Meals, 49, of Sparks, Nev., pled guilty in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of failure to file a fish ticket within seven days of landing. A second charge regarding permits to catch and possess fish was dismissed. Meals, who was the skipper and permit holder onboard the F/V Sea Venture, was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Vessel captain fined for improper opilio gear

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — improper crab pots
On 3/3/10 John Duane Nes, 38, of Edmonds, Wash., pled guilty in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of improper mesh size on his opilio crab pot gear. Nes, who is the captain of the F/V Aleutian Spray, was fined $3,000 with $2,000 suspended and placed on one year probation.

Crewman arrested at Unalaska on warrant

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Arrest warrant
On 2-18-10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Ngoc L. Dinh, 42, of Dutch Harbor, while conducting a vessel boarding on the F/V Western Mariner at the Pacific Fuels dock in Unalaska. Investigation revealed that Dinh had an outstanding warrant for his arrest stemming from a probation violation. Dinh was arrested, transported and remanded to the Unalaska city jail on $5,000 bail.

Four fishermen fined in Unalaska court

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — unlawful gear
On 2-17-10 Donald P. Aus, 58, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to a charge of unlawful gear — biodegradable escape mechanism. Aus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Good Deal, was fined $300 with $150 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — permit to possess fish
On 2-17-10 Elbert O. Fothergill, 40, of Vancouver, Wash., pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of possessing commercially caught fish without a valid 2010 Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit card in possession. Fothergill, who is the skipper aboard the F/V Blue Gadus, was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — illegal tunnel eye opening
On 2-10-10 Zachary M. Nehus, 36, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of illegal tunnel eye opening on a groundfish pot. Nehus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V St. Dominick, was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — failure to register
On 2-10-10 Donald M. Sproule, 42, of Kodiak, pled guilty in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of failing to register for a groundfish fishery. Sproule, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Advantage, was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

A 'tunnel eye' violation at Unalaska

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Illegal groundfish gear
On 1/24/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Zachary Matthew Nehus, 37, of Unalaska, for commercial groundfish fishing with pots that had individual tunnel eye perimeters greater than 36 inches in diameter. Arraignment is scheduled for 2/10/10 in the Unalaska District Court.

Man cited at Unalaska for lack of vessel displays

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Westward Seafoods, Unalaska
Type: Failure to display
On 1/21/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Tatsuro Matlack McWilliams, 33, of Unalaska, for failing to display his vessel registration number and decal on his boat. Arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 4 in the Unalaska District Court.