Showing posts with label illegal possession. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illegal possession. Show all posts

Friday, April 3, 2015

Opilio crabber charged with illegal possession

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Illegal possession of female opilio
On 4/2/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Derwin H. Hostetler, 59, of Seattle, for illegal possession of female opilio crab onboard the F/V Bering Star. Arraignment set for 4/23/15 in Unalaska District Court.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Crabber charged with illegal possession of females

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Illegal possession of female crab
On 2/19/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited William E. Swimelar, 54, of Bothell, Wash., for illegal possession of female opilio and bairdi crab aboard the F/V Barbara J. Swimelar also was cited for failing to register or check into the fishery with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game prior to fishing. Arraignment set for 3/5/14 in Unalaska District Court.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Two king salmon trollers fined

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Sentencing
On 9/10/13 Harlan F. Freeman, 75, of Petersburg, pled guilty in Petersburg District Court to one count of retaining an undersized commercial troll-caught king salmon. Freeman was fined $500 and ordered to pay $150 restitution. The previously seized king salmon was forfeited.

Location: Sitka
Type: Sentencing
On 9/9/13 Denis R. Douglas, 62, of Soldotna, pled guilty to one count of possessing king salmon on a commercial troll vessel during a closed period. Douglas was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year. Douglas was the permit holder onboard the F/V Splice.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Sitka troller accused of illegal Chinook possession

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Illegal possession
On 9/21/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, contacted Kenneth DesRosiers, 53, of Sitka, regarding a report of illegal possession of king salmon. Investigation revealed DesRosiers possessed commercial troll-caught king salmon onboard his vessel after the king salmon closure and while trolling for other salmon species. DesRosiers was cited with an arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Ariz. man lands trouble with sport-caught halibut

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Prince William Sound, Point Whitshed
Type: Possess sport-caught halibut aboard commercial vessel
On 5/17/12 at approximately 1345 hours, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post, contacted Scott Allen, 25, of Prescott, Ariz., aboard the F/V Polar Star. Investigation revealed that Allen had landed a halibut while sportfishing at a time when commercially caught king salmon were aboard the vessel. Allen was summoned to appear on 6/27/12 in Cordova District Court.