Sitka man charged with multiple violations

Details in this Alaska State Troopers press release.

Three salmon fishermen cited at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Undersized king salmon

On 2/8/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Timothy Robinson, 64, of Sitka, during a commercial salmon offload to a local processing facility. Investigation revealed Robinson had landed one undersized king salmon and had concealed two additional unreported king salmon aboard his vessel. Robinson was cited for retaining undersized salmon and failing to report on a fish ticket.

Location: Sitka

Type: Undersized king salmon

On 2/7/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Cale LaDuke, 42, of Sitka, during a commercial salmon offload to a local processing facility. Investigation revealed LaDuke had landed four undersized king salmon. LaDuke was cited for retaining undersized salmon.

Location: Sitka

Type: Undersized king salmon

On 2/7/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Ryan Andrews, 45, of Sitka, during a commercial salmon offload to a local processing facility. Investigation revealed Andrews had landed five undersized king salmon. Andrews was cited for retaining undersized salmon.

Sitka fisherman accused of reporting violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Fish ticket

On 11/18/23 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Casey DiGennaro, 39, of Sitka, regarding rockfish left aboard his vessel following a commercial salmon offload. DiGennaro was cited for failing to report all fish taken on a fish ticket as required.

Sitka troller cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Fail to record on fish ticket

On 1/23/23 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Jeffrey Turner, 55, of Sitka, offloading commercial troll-caught salmon to a Sitka processor. After the offload concluded, troopers located unreported fish remaining onboard the vessel. Turner was cited for failing to report king salmon kept as personal use at the time of a commercial offload.

Wrangell man charged with fish ticket violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Wrangell

Type: Fish ticket

On 12/11/22 Sean Gould, of Wrangell, was issued summons to appear in court for failure to finalize and submit a fish ticket associated with landing of his commercial Dungeness crab.

Oregon man charged at Sitka with multiple offenses

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Multiple offenses

On 8/5/22 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Daniel J. Eells, 55, of Oregon, for retaining undersized commercial king salmon and failing to indicate partial delivery on fish tickets. Eells also was cited for retaining lingcod bycatch during a closed season.

Troopers arrest geoduck harvester at Ketchikan

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Warrant arrest

The Alaska Wildlife Troopers arrested Tremaine Lawrence, 34, of Washington state, on an outstanding bench warrant. Lawrence originally was charged with taking an overlimit of commercial geoducks and knowingly recording false information on a fish ticket.

Pelican troller charged with multiple offenses

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Pelican
Type: Fish tickets, intent to operate
On 9/28/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged James Steven Daniels, 67, of Pelican, with three counts of failure to submit intent to operate and 10 counts of failure to complete fish tickets. The charges stem from an investigation which showed Daniels operated a commercial troll vessel, the F/V Pelican, on commercial fishing trips associated with Highliner Lodge out of Pelican from 2017 to 2020 and sold fish to clients directly without a fisheries business license and without completing any fish tickets. Daniels was subsequently charged with seven additional violations in 2021 for failing to imprint information on fish tickets as required and reporting sold fish as "personal use." Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Sitka man gets $15K fine, 1-year ban from trolling

Here's the press release.

Four Cordova fishermen cited over homepack

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Peter Brockert, 58, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. Breckert was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Michael Glasen, 69, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. Glasen was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Gerald McCune, 68, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. McCune was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited John Thomas, 75, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. Thomas was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Two cited at Sitka over improper salmon sale

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Permit, fish ticket
On 2/6/16 Sitka Wildlife Troopers contacted Bruce Ulrich, 63, of Sitka, as he attempted to sell king salmon at Sitka Sound Seafoods. Investigation revealed Ulrich was not a valid permit holder and was attempting to sell fish that were caught by George Jackson, 75, of Sitka. Ulrich had removed the fish from the F/V Lady Savage in ANB Harbor and transported them to Sitka Sound Seafoods for sale. Only fishermen holding a valid permit may sell salmon, and a fish ticket must be completed at the time of delivery, which is the time the fish are removed from the vessel to be transported for sale. Ulrich was issued a summons for failing to possess a permit, and Jackson was issued a summons for failing to complete a fish ticket as required. Both subjects must appear in Sitka District Court.

Sitka fisherman fined in unlawful sales case

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 6/16/15 Matthew L. Wilson, 57, of Sitka, pled guilty in Sitka District Court to two misdemeanor counts each of unlawful commercial fishing practices and filing a false fish ticket. Wilson was fined $4,000 with $1,500 suspended, ordered to pay joint restitution with a separate defendant, and placed on probation for two years. Two charges of unlawful possession of commercial fish were dismissed. The case resulted from a 2014 investigation which showed Wilson sold king salmon on at least two occasions from another fisherman who was not licensed to fish commercially. Wilson also falsely reported taking the fish himself as well as misreporting the areas the fish were taken.

Southeast seiner charged with misreporting catch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka, Hidden Falls
Type: Fish ticket
On 1/30/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, cited Christian Buschmann, 26, of Petersburg, for failing to provide factual catch data on a commercial fish ticket. Investigation showed Buschmann had operated commercial seine gear and retained salmon in the Hidden Falls area in July 2013, but reported the fish in another area. Buschmann was issued a summons to appear in Sitka District Court.

Three trollers cited over deliveries out of state

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Failure to report commercial catch
On 10/14/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Evan E. Seager, 33, of Mukilteo, Wash., for failing to report commercially caught salmon prior to leaving Alaska. Investigation showed Seager power trolled in Alaska waters, as the permit holder on the F/V Mindalina, and delivered his catch to Bellingham, Wash., without first submitting a fish ticket to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment set for Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Failure to report commercial catch
On 10/14/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Jeffrey A. Thomas, 33, of Ferndale, Wash., for failing to report commercially caught salmon prior to leaving Alaska. Investigation showed Thomas power trolled in Alaska waters, as the permit holder on the F/V Kathleen Jo, and delivered his catch to Bellingham, Wash., without first submitting a fish ticket to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment set for Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Failure to report commercial catch
On 10/14/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Richard M. Oltman, 58, of Port Townsend, Wash., for failing to report commercially caught salmon prior to leaving Alaska. Investigation showed Oltman power trolled in Alaska waters, as the permit holder on the F/V Cape Cleare, and delivered his catch to Bellingham, Wash., without first submitting a fish ticket to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment set for Sitka District Court.

Seiner fined for misreporting chum catch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 4/9/13 Clifford Hudson pled guilty in Sitka District Court to one count of failing to provide factual information on a fish ticket. He was fined $2,500 with $1,500 suspended and ordered to pay $1,207.50 in restitution for the difference in fish tax between two areas. He also was placed on probation for one year. Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Hudson on 3/4/13. Hudson failed to report seine-caught chum salmon taken in the Hidden Falls area of District 12, instead reporting the salmon were taken in another district.

Sitka troopers charge two fishermen

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Bycatch
On 3/4/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Michael Mattingly, 40, of Sitka, with taking lingcod during August 2012 onboard a commercial salmon troller while the bycatch season for lingcod was closed by emergency order. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Fish ticket
On 3/4/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Clifford G. Hudson Sr. with one count of failing to provide factual information on a fish ticket for seine-caught chum salmon in July 2012. Hudson failed to report chums taken in the Hidden Falls area of District 12, instead reporting the salmon to have been taken in another district. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Dungeness crabber charged at Ketchikan

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Retain undersized Dungeness crab
On 12/14/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, cited David Vest, 36, of Ketchikan, for retaining commercially harvested undersized Dungeness crab, failing to complete a commercial fish ticket upon landing Dungeness, and unlawfully possessing undersized Dungeness. Vest was issued a summons to appear on 12/26/12 in Ketchikan District Court for arraignment.

Geoduck divers find trouble at Craig

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Craig
Type: Conviction — commercial fish closed waters
On 11/1/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Klawock Post, cited Eric R. Larson, 32, and Morris B. Mattson, 46, both of Petersburg, for commercial fishing for geoduck clams in closed waters. Both individuals pled no contest in Craig District Court and were fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended. The court ordered each to pay restitution of $2,000 for the illegally taken geoducks.

Location: Craig
Type: False information on fish ticket
On 11/8/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Klawock Post, cited both permit holders of the fishing vessel The Edge for unlawfully signing a fish ticket with an inaccurate weight after a delivery of commercially harvested geoducks at the E.C. Phillips processing plant in Craig. Randall Selness, 49, of Olympia, Wash., and Ian Walt, 47, of Friday Harbor, Wash., were issued a summons to appear in Craig District Court.

Cold storage nets $750 fine in fish ticket case

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Update — fish ticket
On 11/23/11 Coastal Cold Storage Inc., of Petersburg, was represented by Greg Einerson in Petersburg District Court. Coastal was charged with one count of failing to complete all forms required of fish buyers. The charge was the result of an Alaska Wildlife Troopers investigation that showed Coastal took possession of a load of commercial red king crab and did not begin a fish ticket at the time of delivery, as required by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Coastal pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced to a fine of $2,000 with $1,250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Petersburg cold storage cited over fish ticket

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Fail to complete fish ticket
On 11/12/11 Coastal Cold Storage Inc. in Petersburg was issued a summons for failure to complete fish tickets at the time of sale or delivery. On 11/3/11 Coastal Cold Storage purchased red king crab from a local fisherman and failed to complete a fish ticket at the time of delivery. Arraignment set for 11/30/11.