Crabber charged with illegal possession of females

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Illegal possession of female crab
On 2/19/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited William E. Swimelar, 54, of Bothell, Wash., for illegal possession of female opilio and bairdi crab aboard the F/V Barbara J. Swimelar also was cited for failing to register or check into the fishery with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game prior to fishing. Arraignment set for 3/5/14 in Unalaska District Court.

Crabber in a pinch over bairdi retention

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Illegal possession of bairdi crab
On 4/16/12 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Christopher Scott Studeman, 27, of Reedsport, Ore., for illegally possessing bairdi crab onboard a Bering Sea opilio crab vessel he was operating. The Bering Sea bairdi fishery is closed this season. Arraignment set for 5/2/12 in Unalaska District Court.

Troopers cite bairdi crab fisherman at Deer Island

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Deer Island
Type: Crab gear violations
On 3/12/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued citations to Nick August Carlson, 42, of Anchorage, for commercial fishing in the state bairdi Tanner crab fishery with a pot that did not have an Alaska Department of Fish and Game tag on the pot buoy, while a pot limit for the fishery was in effect. Carlson also had a pot with an illegible ADF&G number on the pot buoy. Arraignment on these and other gear violations is scheduled for 4/20/10 in the Valdez Superior Court.