Two Petersburg fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg

Type: Commercial Dungeness violation

On 7/20/25 Michael Norheim, 27, of Petersburg, was issued two summonses for commercial Dungeness violations. Norheim, permit holder aboard the F/V Hood Point, was found to be in possession of undersized Dungeness crab and utilized Dungeness crab pots that did not meet the requirement for escape rings.

Location: Petersburg

Type: Commercial longline violation

On 7/16/25 Robert Schwartz, 59, of Petersburg, was issued a summons by Alaska Wildlife Troopers. Schwartz, the permit holder and owner of the F/V Zeus, retained over the bycatch limit of lingcod.

Oregon man cited over lingcod bycatch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Lingcod bycatch

On 12/16/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, cited Kenneth Middleton, 58, of Oregon, for taking lingcod bycatch in the commercial longline fishery during a closed period. Investigation revealed Middleton had landed approximately 1,750 pounds of lingcod in Washington after having taken the fish in the waters of Icy Bay Subdistrict, near Yakutat, in late October. The area had been closed to lingcod harvest by emergency order. The violation was identified and reported by the fish processor. Arraignment set in Yakutat District Court.

Sitka fisherman cited over lingcod bycatch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Bycatch

On 8/25/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Calvin Robinson, 70, of Sitka, for unlawfully taking bycatch lingcod in the commercial IFQ halibut fishery inside the Northern Southeast Outside area during a closed period, 8/3/24.

Fisherman charged at Sitka with lingcod infraction

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Lingcod bycatch

On 7/17/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Jeffrey Thomas, 44, of Washington state, regarding retention of lingcod in the commercial halibut fishery. Investigation revealed Thomas had unlawfully retained and sold lingcod after fishing in the Northern Southeast Outside section when lingcod bycatch retention was closed by emergency order. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Juneau man charged over lingcod bycatch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Bycatch closed season

On 4/30/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Richard J. Davis, 65, of Juneau, for retaining lingcod as bycatch in the commercial troll fishery in March. Bycatch in the troll fishery opened 5/16/24.

Sitka fisherman accused of dinglebar violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Fairweather Grounds

Type: Operate more than one dinglebar troll line

On 5/24/23 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, cited Joseph Daniels, 45, of Sitka, for operating more than one dinglebar troll line in the directed lingcod fishery. On 5/16/23 Troopers had observed Daniels on the F/V Amnicon with more than one line deployed on the Fairweather Grounds.

Sitka man cited over lingcod bycatch

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

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.

Sitka fisherman cited over lingcod bycatch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka

Type: Bycatch

On 5/4/22 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Caven Pfeiffer, 44, of Sitka, for taking more than the allowed lingcod bycatch during a commercial halibut fishing trip on 5/1/22. The proceeds from the sale of 945 pounds of lingcod were seized.

Sitka fisherman cited over lingcod bycatch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Unlawful bycatch
On 3/3/22 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Fabian Grutter, 47, of Sitka, for taking more than 20 percent bycatch of lingcod in the commercial halibut fishery in March 2021. Fishing occurred in the Central Southeast Outside area.

Longliner cited over 1,320-pound haul of lingcod

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Lingcod violation
On 4/14/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Yakutat contacted Shawn McManus, 44, of Woodinville, Wash., after receiving a report through the Department of Fish and Game that McManus caught and retained 1,320 pounds of lingcod while longlining off the coast of Yakutat after lingcod had been closed by emergency order for that area. McManus was charged with retaining lingcod during a closed season, and must appear in Yakutat District Court.

Troller charged with illegal lingcod retention

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Warren Channel
Type: Bycatch violation
Investigation revealed that Barry Mckee, 65, of Sitka, the captain of the F/V Ocean Gem, retained lingcod on 1/24/14 while participating in the winter commercial troll fishery. Lingcod can only be taken as bycatch during the commercial troll season from May 16 through Nov. 30. Mckee was issued a citation for retaining lingcod during a closed period. He must appear in Craig District Court.

Fisherman self-reports lingcod violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 5/17/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, received a report from Richard J. Davis, 54, of Juneau, that he had mistakenly fished a day early in the eastern Gulf of Alaska directed lingcod fishery. Davis subsequently was cited for taking lingcod in a closed period on 5/15/13 when commercial fishing opened on 5/16/13. Davis was charged with a violation-level offense rather than a misdemeanor, due in part to his self-report. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Two Sitka fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Failure to register
On 4/4/13 Benjamin Floyd, 33, of Sitka, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, for failing to register with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game prior to directed lingcod fishing in the Sitka area in 2012. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Retain undersized king salmon
On 4/7/13 Peter Dejongh, 43, of Sitka, was cited by Sitka Wildlife Troopers for retaining an undersized king salmon while participating in the commercial winter troll fishery. Troopers had contacted Dejongh on 4/6/13 as he was offloading in Sitka and discovered the undersized fish. Dejongh has a mandatory appearance in Sitka District Court.

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.

Two fined at Yakutat for illegal lingcod takes

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — take lingcod in closed waters
On 5/24/12 in Yakutat District Court, Tim Knapp was convicted of taking lingcod in closed waters in 2011. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — take lingcod in closed waters
On 5/17/12 in Yakutat District Court, James Bergquist was convicted of taking lingcod in closed waters in 2011. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Salmon troller ticketed over lingcod retention

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka, Cape Edgecumbe

Type: Commercial fish closed season

On 4/27/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, contacted Richard L. Summers, 56, of Craig, after he landed a lingcod as bycatch in the commercial salmon troll fishery. Lingcod retention is only open May 16 to Nov. 30, and Sitka Sound is closed to the retention of lingcod on commercial troll gear. Summers was cited with arraignment set in Sitka District Court. The proceeds from the illegally taken lingcod were forfeited to the state.

Skipper accused of illegal lingcod take at Yakutat

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat, Icy Bay Subdistrict
Type: Take lingcod in closed waters
On 4/20/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to James Bergquist, 45, of Snohomish, Wash., for taking and retaining lingcod in closed waters in the Icy Bay Subdistrict on or about 9/7/11. Bergquist was operating the F/V Memories as skipper and permit holder. He was issued a mandatory court date of 5/17/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Skipper charged with fishing illegally for lingcod

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat, Icy Bay Subdistrict
Type: Commercial fish closed season
On 4/14/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Yakutat served a summons to Timothy Knapp, 55, of Bellingham, Wash., who was operating the F/V Grant as the skipper and permit holder when he commercial fished during a closed season on lingcod in August of 2011. Knapp was given a mandatory court date of 5/17/12 in Yakutat District Court.

Longliner fined $250 over unlawful lingcod take

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — take lingcod in closed waters
On 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court, Marvin Gjerde, 63, of Snohomish, Wash., pled no contest to taking lingcod in closed waters on 8/26/11. He was sentenced to a $500 fine with $250 suspended and one year probation.