Several more Bristol Bay fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dillingham

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/21/24 Clara Martin, 62, from Togiak, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in Togiak Bay.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Fish tickets

On 7/17/24 Johanna Bouker, 27, from Dillingham, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for providing false information on fish tickets to processor in Ekuk Beach.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/7/24 Wassillie Andrews, 73, from New Stuyahok, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Failure to register

On 6/27/24 Adrian Barhan, 33, from St. Paul, Minn., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for failing to register before taking commercial salmon in Nushagak Bay.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Failure to register

On 6/27/24 Taylor Barhan, 30, from Maplewood, Minn., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for failing to register before taking commercial salmon in Nushagak Bay.

Wrangell fisherman cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Wrangell
Type: Multiple violations
On 1/8/23 Richard Scott Phillips, 37, of Wrangell, was issued a summons for two counts of commercial fishing while unregistered and two counts of failure to submit fish tickets within seven days.

Wrangell seiner charged with multiple offenses

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Wrangell

Type: Commercial fishing violations

On 6/23/22 Mark Stevens, of Wrangell, was issued a summons for three counts of commercial seine fishing in closed waters and one count of falsifying fish tickets.

Pelican troller nets $12,000 fine

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Togiak man accused of setnetting without permit

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Togiak
Type: Commercial fishing violations

On 8/3/21 Dillingham Alaska Wildlife Troopers opened an investigation into the sale of commercially caught salmon by individuals who had not been issued Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission commercial fishing permits. The investigation showed Anthony Forbes, 25, of Togiak, commercial fished a salmon set gillnet in the Togiak District on 8/3/21 and 8/4/21 when he did not possess a CFEC commercial fishing permit issued to him. Forbes then used a CFEC permit issued to another individual to sell the salmon he caught to a commercial fish processor in Togiak. Forbes was issued citations for commercial fishing without a permit and supplying false information on fish tickets.

Haines shrimper charged with multiple violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Haines
Type: Multiple violations
On 3/13/20 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Caullen Taylor, 24, of Haines, after an investigation revealed he had commercial shrimped in the waters of District 15 near Haines after the closure of the commercial shrimp fishery on 2/28/20. Further investigation revealed Taylor did not own or possess a 2020 shrimp permit, or a 2020 catcher-seller permit as required. It was also discovered that Taylor had filed late fish tickets on multiple occasions. Taylor was issued a misdemeanor summons for commercial shrimping during a closed period, no commercial shrimp permit, no catcher-seller permit, and filing late fish tickets.

Troopers: Shrimp catcher-processor lacked permit

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Prince of Wales Island
Type: Reporting requirement and permit violations
On 10/24/19 Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Prince of Wales Island were notified by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game of an issue with several overdue commercial shrimp tickets from the F/V Angie Lee. Investigation into the matter revealed that the captain of the Angie Lee was Travis Hagen, 29, of Craig. Hagen had been processing his catch by boxing and freezing his shrimp without the required catcher-processor permit. Hagen also had not been completing shrimp tickets as required by regulation. Hagen was issued two citations for the violations.

Sitka direct marketer nets $13,000 fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 4/9/19 Justin Eberhard, 45, of Sitka, entered guilty pleas to charges including failure to complete fish tickets as part of an agreement through the Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals. Eberhard was fined a total of $30,000 with $17,000 suspended and placed on probation for one year. Eberhard is required to pay unpaid fish taxes from 2017 and 2018 as a condition of probation. The charges stem from an investigation into the unreported export of commercial troll-caught salmon from the F/V Surf Bay during 2017 and 2018. Investigation revealed Eberhard had sold multiple shipments of fish out of the state of Alaska while acting as an unlicensed direct marketer. The fish caught and exported were never documented on a commercial fish ticket as required. The value of the unreported catch for 2017 and 2018 was in excess of $45,000 and represented large numbers of unreported king salmon. Investigation showed the fish were otherwise legally taken during open commercial seasons and with appropriate commercial permits.

Bristol Bay processor hit with 14-count complaint

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Pilot Point
Type: Multiple violations
On 6/26/17 Incorp Services was served with a summons to appear in Naknek District Court. Incorp Services is the registered agent for Cape Greig, a fish buying and processing company that operates in Bristol Bay. A 14-count criminal complaint filed by Alaska Wildlife Troopers alleges that during the 2016 fishing season, Cape Greig failed to provide required information on fish tickets, entered false information on fish tickets, and purchased fish from a seller who did not hold a valid limited entry permit. Arraignment in the case is scheduled for July 12.

Southeast buyers in trouble over fish tickets

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Late fish tickets
On 1/19/16 Gregory Einerson, 64, of Petersburg, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for not submitting Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets as required. Einerson, the owner and operator of Coastal Cold Storage, failed to submit multiple fish tickets to the department within seven days of the purchase of fish. Arraignment set for 2/23/16 in Petersburg District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Fail to submit fish tickets, imprint permit card
On 1/18/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Sitka Salmon Alaska Holdings for failing to submit fish tickets within seven days and for failing to imprint a permit card on fish tickets. The violations stemmed from commercial troll-caught king salmon bought by the company in December 2015. Arraignment set for 2/9/16 in Sitka District Court.

Southeast seiner fined, ordered to pay fish tax

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 4/28/15 Christian Buschmann, 27, of Petersburg, operator of the F/V St. Teresa, pled guilty in Sitka District Court to one count of filing false fish tickets. Buschmann was fined $3,500 with $1,500 suspended and was ordered to pay $1,121 in unpaid fish tax to the Department of Revenue. The charge resulted from a 2013 investigation where the St. Teresa was documented seining for salmon in the Hidden Falls area by Hidden Falls hatchery staff. The catch from Hidden Falls was later reported by Buschmann to another area. Hidden Falls, at the time of the fishing, had a 20 percent tax in place. The area the catch was falsely reported into had a 3 percent tax.

Silver Bay Seafoods cited over late fish tickets

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Fish tickets
On 11/12/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, cited Silver Bay Seafoods for 13 counts of failure to submit commercial fish tickets on time to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. A mandatory court date was set for Craig District Court.

Trident hit with 20 misdemeanor counts

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Late fish tickets
On 9/30/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers charged Trident Seafoods, of Ketchikan, with 20 misdemeanor counts of submitting late fish tickets to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment is scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.

Homer fisherman fined after trial verdict

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Trial verdict
On 4/9/14 a Cordova District Court jury found Jim L. Frary, 55, of Homer, guilty of failing to complete fish tickets as required by regulation. He was fined $1,500 and placed on probation for three years. This case stemmed from an August 2011 incident where the defendant repeatedly disregarded the processor (Trident Seafoods), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Alaska Wildlife Troopers in their attempts to have the defendant sign (complete) two fish tickets involving blackcod and halibut deliveries. The fish tickets eventually were completed to Fish and Game's satisfaction seven months after they were due.

Note: This item has been revised to reflect new information.

Silver Bay Seafoods cited over late fish tickets

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Fish tickets
On 2/21/14 Silver Bay Seafoods in Sitka was cited after an investigation revealed the company had failed to submit several fish tickets within seven days as required by regulation. Silver Bay has a mandatory court appearance in Sitka.

Trident cited over late fish tickets

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Fish tickets
On 1/24/14 Trident Seafoods was cited on four counts of submitting late fish tickets to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Ketchikan processor E.C. Phillips cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Late fish tickets
On 1/9/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited E.C. Phillips & Son Inc. for submitting late commercial salmon fish tickets to the Department of Fish and Game. A mandatory appearance is set for 1/30/14 in Ketchikan District Court.

Metlakatla man charged with fish ticket violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Fish tickets
On 1/2/13 Freeman McGilton, 67, of Metlakatla, was issued a summons by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for failing to submit Alaska Department of Fish and Game commercial fish tickets within seven days. A mandatory court appearance was set for 1/18/13 in Ketchikan 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.

Troopers hit geoduck buyers with multiple counts

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Falsify commercial fish tickets, unlawful possession
On 5/14/12 Leslie Lewis Harris, 53, of Ketchikan, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, on 16 counts for falsifying commercial fish tickets and unlawful possession of commercially taken geoduck clams. Harris was cited after investigation revealed he had purchased commercially taken geoducks from four fishermen and provided false weights on Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets. Investigation by Ketchikan and Klawock State Troopers found that Harris misreported the actual weights of commercially taken geoduck clams and failed to report geoduck clams that had been harvested in excess of trip limits established by Fish and Game. Arraignment is scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Falsify commercial fish tickets, unlawful possession
On 5/14/12 Pacific Sun Products LLC, of Ketchikan, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, on 19 counts for falsifying commercial fish tickets and unlawful possession of commercially taken geoduck clams. Pacific Sun Seafoods was cited after investigation revealed it had purchased commercially taken geoducks from four fishermen and provided false weights on Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets. Investigation by Ketchikan and Klawock State Troopers found that Pacific Sun Seafoods misreported the actual weights of commercially taken geoduck clams and failed to report geoduck clams that had been harvested in excess of trip limits established by Fish and Game. Arraignment is scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.