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.

Homer man indicted, might lose boat in drug case

Here's a press release from the U.S. attorney's office.

Seiner nets $3,000 fine, forfeits $4,000 catch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Update — commercial fish closed waters
On 8/9/11 Paul Rostad, 51, of Kake and the F/V Christina Dawn, pled no contest in Juneau District Court to one count of operating a commercial seine net in the closed waters of District 10. He was fined $6,000 with $3,000 suspended and placed on probation for two years. His catch, valued at just under $4,000, was ordered forfeited. The violation occurred near the southern tip of the Glass Peninsula south of Juneau.

Sitka seiners fined, forfeit $6,500 worth of salmon

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Update — commercial fish closed waters
On 7/18/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, observed the F/V Wendy Anne operating commercial seine gear near False Island. The area was not open to commercial purse seining. Permit holder Todd M. Nevers and owner-operator Todd L. Bayne, both of Sitka, were cited for commercial fishing in closed waters, and 13,536 pounds of salmon were seized. On 7/26/11 both Nevers and Bayne pled no contest to commercial seining during a closed period. Nevers was fined $6,000 with $3,000 suspended, and he was placed on probation for two years. Bayne was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended and placed on probation for one year. The illegally taken fish, valued at approximately $6,500, were forfeited to the state.

Gillnetter nets $3,000 fine, forfeits value of catch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Update — commercial fish closed period
On 7/21/11 Ronald L. Martin, 69, of Haines, pled no contest in Juneau District Court to one count of commercial fishing during a closed period. Martin was fined $5,000 with $2,000 suspended and ordered to forfeit the $1,400 value of the illegally taken fish. Martin was placed on probation for two years. The case originated when Juneau Wildlife Troopers contacted Martin fishing during a closed period near Point Bridget north of Juneau.