Kelly Tshibaka cited over lack of crew license

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kenai Peninsula
Type: Commercial crewmember license

In July, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers opened an investigation after a social media video showed commercial fishing activity on the Kenai Peninsula. After a thorough investigation and in consultation with the Alaska Department of Law’s Office of Special Prosecutions, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers have cited 42-year-old Anchorage resident Kelly Tshibaka for commercial fishing without a commercial fishing crew license. The citation amount is $270, with an optional appearance in Homer District Court.

Crewmen, skipper cited at Togiak

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Togiak Bay
Type: Unlicensed crew
On 4/27/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers patrolling the Togiak herring fishery boarded the F/V Seafreeze Alaska. During the routine boarding, Christopher Phillips, 38; Khanh Tran, 44; and Duc Vo, 51, all of Washington, failed to provide an Alaska commercial crewmember license. All three individuals were issued citations with bail set at $260 each. David Strand, 63, of Washington, the skipper of the F/V Seafreeze Alaska, also was issued a citation for employing unlicensed crewmembers. Bail was set at $260.

Troller kept undersized kings, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Possess undersized king salmon
On 12/28/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted the fishing vessel Pacific Pearl during an offload of commercial troll-caught king salmon. Investigation showed that permit holder Maxwell L. Royall, 26, of Sitka, had retained five undersized king salmon. He was cited for possession of undersized king salmon with an arraignment set in Sitka District Court. The undersized fish were seized. Royall also was cited for employing an unlicensed crewman.

F/V Blue Attu racks up citations at Dutch Harbor

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Assault
On 5/22/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Dutch Harbor Post, issued a citation to Steven Gilvaja, 26, of Hickory, N.C., for assaulting a fellow commercial fisherman aboard the F/V Blue Attu near St. Paul Island on 4/20/15. Arraignment set for 6/9/15 in Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crew license
On 5/22/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Dutch Harbor Post, issued citations to Renee Perez, 51, of Waco, Texas, and David Main, 35, of Old Town, Florida, for commercial fishing aboard the F/V Blue Attu without a valid license. Wayne Oxton, 55, of Rockport, Maine, was cited for employing unlicensed crewmembers.

Mexican man arrested at Dutch Harbor

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Forgery, criminal impersonation, activities by aliens prohibited
On 1/6/14 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers arrested Luis Miguel Valenzuela Montiel, 25, of Nogales, Mexico, for using false document numbers to receive an Alaska commercial fishing crewmember license. Arraignment set for 1/7/14 in Unalaska District Court.

Dungeness crabber in pinch over early start

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau, Young Bay and Point Hilda
Type: Commercial fish closed season
On 6/15/13, during a patrol utilizing state aircraft, the F/V Gisli was observed operating commercial Dungeness crab gear prior to the official opening of the season. A patrol skiff was directed to the area and made contact with the vessel. The skipper, Shayar P. Valandro, 32, eventually was cited for operating commercial crab gear during a closed season, failing to register for the 2013 summer season and employing an unlicensed crewman. Marian P. Zemko, 57, was cited for fishing without a valid 2013 crewmember license. The skipper was instructed to retrieve and dump all of his gear and then have a hold inspection prior to returning to fishing.

Skipper, unlicensed crewman ticketed at Dutch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 3/6/13 Peter Armstrong, 51, of Washington, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for employing an unlicensed crewmember aboard the F/V Alpine Cove. Bail set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crew license
On 3/6/13 Juan Ortega, 59, of Dutch Harbor, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for failing to obtain a commercial crewmember license prior acting as a crewmember aboard the F/V Alpine Cove. Bail set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Troopers cite Sand Point cod fisherman, crewman

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Jacob Island area, Alaska Peninsula
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 2/8/13 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Peter Burton Calugan, 28, of Sand Point, for fishing Pacific cod in the Western Gulf of Alaska regulatory area during the parallel season while the area was closed to cod pot fishing. Arraignment set for 3/12/13 in Valdez District Court. Calugan also was given a $260 citation for employing an unlicensed crewmember.

Location: Jacob Island area, Alaska Peninsula
Type: Unlicensed crewmember
On 2/8/13 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a $260 citation to Carl J. Hoblet Jr., 29, of Sand Point, for working as a commercial crewmember aboard the F/V Tammy Ilene without being properly licensed.

Hand trollers cited for lack of proper crew licenses

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Unlicensed crewmen
On 7/2/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, contacted the F/V Profasea commercial hand trolling near Kruzof Island with rod and reel gear. Investigation revealed three nonresident crewmembers were fishing under seven-day ($30) crew licenses which are specifically prohibited from being used in a rod and reel commercial fishery. Participants using rod and reel gear for commercial fishing are required to purchase annual crew licenses at a higher cost ($60 for residents, $200 for nonresidents). Steven Yuasa, 63, David T. Cosser, 40, and Bruce A. Biesold, all of Washington, were cited for commercial fishing without valid crew licenses. The permit holder and operator, Kevin R. Mcnamee, 42, of Sitka, was cited for employing unlicensed crew. Bail for each count set at $260 in Sitka District Court.

Geoduck fisherman charged with two violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Overlimit of geoducks
On 4/19/12 Jesse Hoyt, 36, of Ketchikan, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for harvesting and retaining more than the maximum limit of geoducks for a commercial geoduck fishing period. Hoyt was assigned a mandatory court date of 5/1/12 in Ketchikan District Court.

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Employee unlicensed crewmember
On 4/26/12 Jesse Hoyt, 36, of Ketchikan, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for employing an unlicensed crewmember while engaging as the permit holder in a commercial geoduck clam fishery. Hoyt was assigned an optional court date of 5/8/12 in Ketchikan District Court. Bail was set at $260.

Petersburg man fined for crew license violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Conviction — falsify crew license
On 1/23/12 Shane Lohr, of Petersburg, pled guilty in Petersburg District Court to falsely obtaining a commercial crewmember license. An Alaska Wildlife Trooper investigation showed Lohr had purchased a resident crewmember license while he was receiving benefits as a resident in Wisconsin. Lohr's sentence included a $1,000 fine and loss of his crewmember license for two years.

Tickets fly at Dutch over crew licensing problems

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crew license
On 1/11/12 Isaac Alvarado, 48, of Washington, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for a failing to obtain a commercial crewmember license prior to acting as a crewmember aboard the F/V North Cape. Bail set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crew license
On 1/11/12 Donald Skauge, 57, of Oregon, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for a failing to obtain a commercial crewmember license prior to acting as a crewmember aboard the F/V North Cape. Bail set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmen
On 1/11/12 Wayne Oxton, 52, of Maine, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for employing unlicensed crewmembers aboard the F/V North Cape. Bail set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: False statement on crew license, six counts
On 1/11/12 Jose L. Padron, 52, of Washington state and Mexico, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for making a false statement on his commercial crewmember licenses. Arraignment set for 2/1/12 in Unalaska District Court.

Two on longliner ticketed over lack of crew license

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crewmember license
On 12/20/11 Jamin Jones, 39, of Big Lake, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for failing to obtain a commercial crewmember license prior to acting as a crewmember aboard the F/V US Liberator. Bail set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Employ an unlicensed crewmember
On 12/20/11 Mark Gustafson, 52, of Washington, was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for employing an unlicensed crewmember aboard the F/V US Liberator. Bail was set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Cod skipper ticketed over unlicensed crewman

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sand Point
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 10/8/11 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Robert Craig Starr, 47, of Kodiak, for employing an unlicensed commercial fishing crewmember onboard his Pacific cod longline vessel. The fine is $260.

Two cited at Kodiak over lack of crew license

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Crew license
On 8/21/11 Jeffery Winegarden, 43, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for failing to possess a valid commercial crewmember license.

Location: Kodiak
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 8/21/11 Freddie Christiansen, 51, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for employing an unlicensed crew member.

Crewman lacking license cited at Dutch Harbor

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Crew license
On 6/13/11 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Jeremy Blue Abena, 28, of Kodiak, for commercial fishing without having a 2011 crewmember license in his possession. Bail was set at $250.

Two cited at Ketchikan on crew license violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Crew license
On 6/4/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Patrick Lahmeyer of Oregon for engaging in a commercial fishery without a 2011 commercial crewmember license, and Danny Haynes of Ketchikan for employing an unlicensed crewmember. Bail is set at $260 each with an optional arraignment in Ketchikan District Court.

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.

Troopers ticket fishing vessel crewman at Homer

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kachemak Bay
Type: Crew license
On 5/30/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Mitchell Pruitt, 22, of Kodiak, for failing to have his commercial fishing crewmember's license in possession while aboard the F/V Chariot. Bail is set at $260 in Homer District Court.

Dutch Harbor troopers find crew licenses lacking

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crew license
On 5/18/11 Brandon C. Leiato, 30, of Kent, Wash., was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for a failing to obtain a commercial crewmember license prior to acting as a crewmember aboard the F/V Ocean Alaska. Bail was set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crew license
On 5/18/11 Dennis J. Murphy, 41, of Rockport, Mass., was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for a failing to obtain a commercial crewmember license prior to acting as a crewmember aboard the F/V Ocean Alaska. Bail was set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Crew license
On 5/18/11 Doug W. Hudson, 47, of Modesto, Calif., was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for a failing to obtain a commercial crewmember license prior to acting as a crewmember aboard the F/V Ocean Alaska. Bail was set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 5/18/11 James D. Strictland, 45, of Ellensburg, Wash., was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for hiring an unlicensed crewmember aboard the F/V Siberian Sea. Bail was set at $260 for Unalaska District Court.