Setnet nearly spanned Yakutat river, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Unlawful methods
On 7/23/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, with assistance by the National Park Service, cited Mark Pellett, 61, of Maine, for commercial fishing a set gillnet that was more than two-thirds across the East Alsek River. Pellett was cited after being observed by troopers flying on 7/12/16 over the East Alsek River.

Yakutat troller lacked permit, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Commercial fish without valid permit
On 4/29/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Yakutat cited Kevin Firestack, 48, of Wasilla, for commercial salmon trolling without a valid commercial troll permit. Investigation revealed Firestack caught and sold fish on three different occasions in January using a commercial setnet permit while he was partaking in the winter king troll fishery in Yakutat. Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission records revealed Firestack did not have a valid permit during the dates the fish were caught and sold.

Longliner cited over 1,320-pound haul of lingcod

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Lingcod violation
On 4/14/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Yakutat contacted Shawn McManus, 44, of Woodinville, Wash., after receiving a report through the Department of Fish and Game that McManus caught and retained 1,320 pounds of lingcod while longlining off the coast of Yakutat after lingcod had been closed by emergency order for that area. McManus was charged with retaining lingcod during a closed season, and must appear in Yakutat District Court.

Troopers spot troller out of bounds at Yakutat

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Commercial fish closed season
On 5/6/13, while conducting an aerial patrol over Yakutat Bay for a spring commercial troll fishery, Yakutat Wildlife Troopers observed a vessel actively trolling approximately two miles into an area not open to commercial trolling. Troopers made note of the vessel and contacted the operator upon its return to the Yakutat boat harbor. Investigation revealed Mark Sappington, 49, of Yakutat, engaged in commercial trolling for salmon in a closed season. The proceeds of his catch were seized and Sappington was issued a summons for a mandatory appearance in Yakutat District Court.

Two fishermen convicted, fined at Yakutat

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Conviction — failure to register
On 6/14/12 in Yakutat District Court, Roscoe Max, 43, of Yakutat, was convicted and fined $2,000 with $1,000 suspended for failing to register for the directed lingcod fishery. He also was placed on probation for one year, and ordered to forfeit the value of his harvest, which totaled $1,046.

Location: Yakutat
Type: Conviction — file late fish tickets
On 6/14/12 in Yakutat District Court, Scott Chadwick, 43, of Yakutat, was convicted and fined $2,000 with $1,500 suspended for filing late fish tickets repeatedly in the fall of 2011. He also was placed on probation for 18 months.

Yakutat salmon troller fined, placed on probation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — commercial fish closed waters
On 6/14/12 in Yakutat District Court, Frank Deveraux, 63, of Yakutat, was convicted and sentenced to a $3,000 fine with $2,900 suspended and placed on probation for one year for commercial fishing in closed waters in Yakutat Bay on 3/22/12.

Troopers ticket Yakutat shrimper

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Failure to register
On 6/10/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat served a summons to Robert Bulard, 55, of Yakutat, for failing to register with the Department of Fish and Game before commercial shrimping in Yakutat Bay on 5/1/12. Bulard was issued a mandatory court date of 6/14/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Two fined at Yakutat for illegal lingcod takes

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — take lingcod in closed waters
On 5/24/12 in Yakutat District Court, Tim Knapp was convicted of taking lingcod in closed waters in 2011. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — take lingcod in closed waters
On 5/17/12 in Yakutat District Court, James Bergquist was convicted of taking lingcod in closed waters in 2011. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Skipper accused of illegal lingcod take at Yakutat

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat, Icy Bay Subdistrict
Type: Take lingcod in closed waters
On 4/20/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to James Bergquist, 45, of Snohomish, Wash., for taking and retaining lingcod in closed waters in the Icy Bay Subdistrict on or about 9/7/11. Bergquist was operating the F/V Memories as skipper and permit holder. He was issued a mandatory court date of 5/17/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Skipper charged with fishing illegally for lingcod

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat, Icy Bay Subdistrict
Type: Commercial fish closed season
On 4/14/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat served a summons to Timothy Knapp, 55, of Bellingham, Wash., who was operating the F/V Grant as the skipper and permit holder when he commercial fished during a closed season on lingcod in August of 2011. Knapp was given a mandatory court date of 5/17/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Longliner fined $250 over unlawful lingcod take

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — take lingcod in closed waters
On 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court, Marvin Gjerde, 63, of Snohomish, Wash., pled no contest to taking lingcod in closed waters on 8/26/11. He was sentenced to a $500 fine with $250 suspended and one year probation.

Yakutat salmon troller nets $1,500 fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat Bay
Type: Conviction — commercial fish closed waters
On 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court, Loren Clark, 42, of Yakutat, pled no contest to commercial trolling in closed waters on 3/22/12 and was sentenced to a $3,000 fine with $1,500 suspended and one year probation.

False residency claims net man $5,000 in fines

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Conviction — unsworn falsification
On 3/29/12 David Negus was sentenced in Yakutat District Court for his conviction of five counts of unsworn falsification. For each count Negus was sentenced to a $2,500 fine with $1,500 suspended and 30 days in jail with 30 suspended, and for the whole case he was sentenced to five years of probation. Fines to pay totaled $5,000. From 2007 through 2011, Negus had applied for an Alaska resident Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit, but he was not eligible for the resident permits.

CFEC records indicate Negus holds a Yakutat salmon setnet permit. His address is listed as a postal box at Yakutat.

Three accused of illegal salmon trolling at Yakutat

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 3/22/12 at approximately 1256 hours, Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat contacted Oliver Hokanson, 47, of Yakutat, aboard the F/V Falcon in Yakutat Bay. Investigation revealed that Hokanson was commercial salmon trolling in closed waters in Yakutat Bay. Hokanson was issued a summons to appear on 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Location: Yakutat Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 3/22/12 at approximately 1309 hours, Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat contacted Loren Clark, 42, of Yakutat, aboard a salmon power troller in Yakutat Bay. Investigation revealed that Clark was commercial salmon trolling in closed waters in Yakutat Bay. Clark was issued a summons to appear on 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Location: Yakutat Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 3/22/12 at approximately 1357 hours, Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat contacted Frank Deveraux, 63, of Yakutat, aboard the F/V Sheryl in Yakutat Bay. Investigation revealed that Deveraux was commercial salmon trolling in closed waters in Yakutat Bay. Deveraux was issued a summons to appear on 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Longliner took lingcod illegally, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Take lingcod in closed waters
On 3/8/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat issued a summons to Marvin Gjerde, 63, of Snohomish, Wash., for taking and retaining lingcod in the closed waters of the Gulf of Alaska near Yakutat on 8/26/11 aboard the F/V Tordenskjold. Gjerde is due to be arraigned on 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Yakutat man fined $2,250 for unattended setnet

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Unattended setnet site
On 11/22/11 in Yakutat District Court, George Bogren was found guilty and fined $2,000 for failing to supervise his setnet and $250 for failing to identify his setnet as required. Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat contacted Bogren, 59, of Yakutat, on 07/24/11. Investigation revealed he was not present as required at his operating commercial setnet site at the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet area. Bogren's setnet additionally was not marked as required.

Troopers make two cases in Yakutat

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 10/9/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Yakutat received a report that Charles Russell, 43, of Yakutat, and a male juvenile were fishing on the Tsiu River. Investigation revealed that Russell and the juvenile were commercial fishing during a closed period. They were issued summonses to appear on 10/20/11 in Yakutat District Court.

Location: Yakutat
Type: File false fish ticket
On 6/29/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Yakutat received a report that David Brown, 59, of Juneau, had filed a false fish ticket with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Investigation revealed that a false fish ticket was filed. On 10/14/11 Brown was served with a summons to appear on 10/20/11 in Yakutat District Court.

Two charged at Yakutat with fish ticket violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: File false fish tickets
On 8/28/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Abigail Burgoyne, 29, of Tigard, Ore., in Yakutat. Investigation revealed that Burgoyne had filed two fish tickets a few days previously using an invalid Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit card. She was issued two summonses to appear on 9/22/11 in Yakutat District Court.

Location: Yakutat
Type: File false fish ticket
On 8/28/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat issued a summons to Fred Grant, 71, of Sitka, for filing a false fish ticket. Arraignment set for 9/22/11 in Yakutat District Court.

Homer fisherman charged with illegal lingcod take

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 8/5/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat contacted Tom Hogan, 62, of Homer, in Yakutat. Investigation revealed that Hogan had retained lingcod on 7/7/11 from the closed waters of the Icy Bay subdistrict. Hogan was issued a summons with a mandatory court date of 8/25/11 in Yakutat District Court.

Troopers ticket salmon setnetter at Yakutat

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/31/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Jerald Holmes, 39, of Des Moines, Wash., at the East River near Yakutat. Investigation revealed that Holmes was operating his commercial setnet during a closed period on the East River. Holmes was issued a summons to appear on 8/25/11 in Yakutat District Court.