Showing posts with label Valdez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valdez. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Driftnetter cited twice at Valdez

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/12/17 Simeao Kusnetsov, 34, of Wasilla, was issued a citation for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Esther subdistrict, northwestern Prince William Sound. Kusnetsov was operating his drift gillnet 10 minutes after the close of the period. Kusnetsov was issued a second citation for no PFD on a child under 13 years old.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Troopers ticket six more in Prince William Sound

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/8/12 Afanacy Reutov, 26, of Delta Junction, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for commercial fishing 10 minutes after the close of the drift gillnet period in the Coghill District. Arraignment set for 7/25/12 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/18/12 James Nulph, 50, of Santa Cruz, Calif., was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for commercial fishing in the closed waters outside the Eshamy District. Arraignment set for 7/25/12 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Prince William Sound
Type: Anchor commercial drift gillnet
On 6/9/12 Darin Gilman, 20, of Cordova, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for anchoring a drift gillnet while commercial fishing in the Eshamy District. Arraignment set for 7/25/12 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/11/12 Bruce Petska, 48, of Homer, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for commercial fishing in the closed waters of the Esther subdistrict. Arraignment set for 7/25/12 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/14/12 Thomas Hlavnicka, 53, of Hoonah, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for commercial fishing in the closed waters of the Esther subdistrict. Arraignment set for 7/26/12 in Valdez District Court.

Location: Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/14/12 Alexander Lopez, 23, of Wilmington, N.C., was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for commercial fishing during a closed period in Chenega Bay. Arraignment set for 7/25/12 in Cordova District Court.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Another charter guide cited over logbook

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Sportfish guide logbook violation
On 2/16/12 Jerry Lee, 45, of Anchorage, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for failing to return sportfish charter logbook information in the time and manner specified in the logbook. Bail was set at $630 in Valdez District Court.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Florida man accused of interfering with gear

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Interfere with commercial fishing gear
On 8/17/11 Daniel Alley, 44, of Florida, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for interfering with the commercial fishing gear of another. Arraignment scheduled for 9/22/11 in Valdez District Court.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Two commercial fishermen cited at Valdez

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/19/11 James Jensen Jr., 58, of Cordova, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for commercial fishing within 500 yards of a salmon stream in Port Valdez on 7/17/11. Arraignment scheduled for 9/22/11 in Valdez District Court.

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/17/11 Louis Beaudry, 83, of Idaho, was cited by the Valdez Wildlife Trooper for commercial fishing within the closed waters of a salmon stream, in Anderson Bay. Arraignment scheduled for 8/25/11 in Valdez District Court.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Valdez trooper cites three in Prince William Sound

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 5/30/11 Simeau Kosnetsov, 28, of Wasilla, was cited by the Valdez wildlife trooper for commercial fishing in the closed waters of the Esther subdistrict, western Prince William Sound. Arraignment scheduled for 6/29/11 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Valdez
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 5/30/11 Maxim Matveev, 18, of Homer, was cited by the Valdez wildlife trooper for employing an unlicensed crewmember while commercial drift gillnet fishing near Esther Rock, western Prince William Sound. Bail set at $260 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Valdez
Type: Crew license
On 5/30/11 Safron Kojin, 17, of Wasilla, was cited by the Valdez wildlife trooper for commercial fishing near Esther Rock, western Prince William Sound, without a 2011 commercial crewmember license. Bail set at $260.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Main Bay feud leads to charge against setnetter

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Illegal setnet operation
On 7/15/10 Valdez Troopers responded to an ongoing conflict between two commercial setnetters in Main Bay. Investigation revealed that Thomas Aberle Jr., 56, of Juneau, was operating a commercial setnet too close to another setnet site. Arraignment scheduled for 8/25/10 in Cordova District Court.

Valdez troopers charge two with unlawful seining

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/16/10 Timothy Barclay, 50, of Valdez, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial fishing in the closed waters near the Solomon Gulch Hatchery after making a seine set in the dense fog. The area was closed almost a mile off the beach, and Barclay set right off the beach. Arraignment scheduled for 8/26/10 in Valdez District Court.

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/15/10 James Jensen Jr., 57, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial seining in an anadromous stream, in Port Valdez, as the permit holder on the F/V Rhema. Jensen was issued a second citation on 7/11/10 for commercial fishing in the closed waters of Marsha Bay, Knight Island, after Valdez Troopers received a complaint and an investigation was conducted. Arraignments for Jensen will be held in Valdez and Cordova.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Sportfisherman told to avoid weir, gets ticket

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Sportfish closed waters
On 7/7/10 David Hawker, 46, of Boulder, Colo., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for sportfishing within 300 feet of the Solomon Gulch fish weir. Hawker had been told numerous times, by the hatchery manager, that he was fishing illegally before the Valdez trooper was called. Bail set at $110 in the Valdez court.

Teen crewman breaks arm amid trooper boarding

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Medical assist
On 7/13/10, while on patrol during the Valdez salmon seine fishery, Trooper Beck had boarded a fishing vessel in Port Valdez. During the boarding, the skipper's 15-year-old son caught his arm between the seine skiff and seine boat, which appeared to cause a break. Trooper Beck transported the juvenile to the Valdez harbor to an awaiting ambulance. The juvenile was transported to the Valdez Providence hospital, where it was confirmed the arm was broke.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Cordova man charged with fishing in closed waters

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/4/10 Jose Rubio, 67, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial fishing over a quarter mile in closed waters outside the Eshamy District, western Prince William Sound. Arraignment scheduled for 7/28/10 in Cordova District Court.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Troopers ticket nine in Prince William Sound

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/19/10 Quang Nam Ho, 60, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial fishing in closed waters of the Eshamy District. Arraignment scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Palmer
Type: Setnet operation
On 6/18/10 Caleb Preston, 20, of Girdwood, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial fishing his set gillnet within 300 feet of another set gillnet in Main Bay, western Prince William Sound. Preston and another setnetter have been in conflict for over a year, and the investigation involves the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources. Arraignment scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/19/10 Regan Mann, 45, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial fishing in closed waters outside the Eshamy District. Mann is the permit holder on the F/V Josephine Rose. Arraignment scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/19/10 Michael Gale, 57, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial fishing in closed waters outside the Eshamy District, western Prince William Sound. Arraignment scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Eshamy, Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/18/10 Cordova Wildlife Troopers cited Anthony Rodrigues, 25, of Cordova, for commercial fishing in closed waters aboard the F/V Sockeye. Arraignment is scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Coghill, Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/17/10 Cordova Wildlife Troopers cited Eric Fleming, 29, of Anchorage, for commercial fishing in closed waters aboard the F/V Sea Dawg. Arraignment is scheduled for 7/21/10 in Cordova.

Location: Eshamy, Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/18/10 Cordova Wildlife Troopers cited Marfa Molodih, 36, of Anchor Point, for commercial fishing in closed waters aboard the F/V S'Scape. Arraignment is scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Eshamy, Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/18/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Walter Martishev, 42, of Hubbard, Ore., for commercial fishing in closed waters aboard the F/V Buckshot. Arraignment is scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Eshamy, Prince William Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/19/10 Cordova Wildlife Troopers cited Kiril Matveev, 19, of Homer, for commercial fishing in closed waters aboard the F/V Pursuit. Arraignment is scheduled for 7/21/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Another Prince William Sound fisherman ticketed

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/6/10 Steve Barnes, 54, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post, for commercial fishing in closed waters of the Esther subdistrict on 6/2/10. Arraignment scheduled for 6/30/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Some Valdez cases

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6-28-09 Jerome Kummerfeldt, 44 yoa, of Granite Falls, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post. Kummerfeldt was issued a citation for commercial fishing in closed waters outside the Eshamy District, western Prince William Sound. Arraignment scheduled in the Cordova Court on 7-29-09.

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6-27-09 Matthew Romens, 41 yoa, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post. Romens was issued a citation for commercial fishing in closed waters outside the Eshamy District, western Prince William Sound. Arraignment scheduled in the Cordova Court on 7-29-09.

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish w/o crewmember license
On 6-29-09 Alexis Hankins, of Oregon, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post. Hankins was issued a citation for commercial fishing aboard a tender without a 2009 commercial crewmember license in the Eshamy District, western Prince William Sound. Bail set at $260 in the Cordova Court.

Location: Valdez
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 6-29-09 Fred Hankins, 43 yoa, of Oregon, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Valdez Post. Hankins was issued a citation for employing an unlicensed crewmember while working in the Eshamy District. Bail set at $260 in the Cordova Court.