Sleep costs Copper River fisherman his net

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova — Copper River Flats
Type: Gillnet operations violation
On 08-18-09, at approximately 1300 hours, David J. Totemoff Jr., age 42, of Anchorage, contacted Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Cordova Post to report that he had lost his drift gillnet while fishing in the Copper River Flats area. Investigation revealed that Totemoff had set his net and went to sleep for approximately 7 hours. When he awoke he discovered that his net had separated from his vessel and was missing. Totemoff was charged for not personally supervising the immediate operation of his gillnet and was summoned to appear in Cordova district court for arraignment on 11-25-09.

TNT, Silver Surfer, Shameless and Tommyknocker

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7-2-09 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Arvo Tomrdle, age 36, of Kenai, for commercial fishing in closed waters near the Coghill District in Prince William Sound on the F/V TNT. Arraignment is scheduled for 7-29-09 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Cordova
Type: Gillnet operation
On 7-5-09 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Colten Tutt, age 19, of Homer, for operating a drift gillnet in a manner not conforming with its basic design near Green Island on the F/V Silver Surfer. Arraignment is scheduled for 7-29-09 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Cordova
Type: Gillnet operation
On 7-5-09 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Mark D. Adams, age 46, of Blaine, Wash., for operating a drift gillnet in a manner not conforming with its basic design near Port Chalmers on the F/V Shameless. Arraignment is scheduled for 7-29-09 in Cordova District Court.

Location: Cordova
Type: Gillnet operation
On 7-5-09 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Nathan Doll, age 32, of Cordova, for operating a drift gillnet in a manner not conforming with its basic design near Port Chalmers on the F/V Tommyknocker. Arraignment is scheduled for 7-29-09 in Cordova District Court.