Oregon cod fisherman cited twice

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sand Point, Korovin Strait
Type: Unlawful groundfish gear
On 9/25/13 Blake Painter, 34, of Astoria, Ore., was cited by Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing for Pacific cod with unlawful gear. Painter, who was operating the F/V Tradition, was found to have a cod pot with a tunnel eye perimeter in excess of 36 inches due to missing excluders. Arraignment set for 10/9/13 in Homer District Court.

Location: Sand Point, Popof Island area
Type: Improper groundfish gear
On 9/25/13 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Blake Charles Painter, 34, of Astoria, Ore., for commercial fishing for Pacific cod with a groundfish pot that did not contain an 18-inch bio-escape mechanism within 6 inches of the bottom of the pot. Arraignment set for 10/9/13 in Homer District Court.

Crabber fined $750 after court no-show

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Illegal crab gear
On 3/28/12 Michael Nilsen, 56, of Petersburg, failed to appear for an arraignment on a single count of operating a commercial king crab pot that failed to have the required legal escape rings. A judgment was entered against Nilsen for a fine of $750. The pot used in the violation is to be returned to Nilsen at his own expense and within 30 days.

Ketchikan crabber Aleutian Ballad hauls up a ticket

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: No pot ID tag
On 6/20/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers onboard the patrol vessel Enforcer cited David Lethin, 51, of Washington state, for operating a commercial king crab pot of the F/V Aleutian Ballad that failed to have an identification tag attached. Lethin was issued a summons to appear on 6/30/11 in Ketchikan District Court.

Cordova troopers say shrimper failed to register

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Failure to register
On 4/28/10 Bruce Stamper Jr., 38, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post, for commercial fishing but failing to register for the Prince William Sound Area E shrimp pot fishery. Arraignment is scheduled for 5/26/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Cordova troopers cite shrimper on gear violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Shrimp pot violation
On 4/24/10 Dennis Petre, 57, of Valdez, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post. Petre, the skipper and permit holder of the F/V Otter Dodger, was cited for not having a biodegradable escape mechanism as required on his commercial shrimp pot gear. Arraignment is scheduled for 5/26/10 in the District Court of Cordova.

Southeast guide convicted of shrimping violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Update — conviction
On 4/2/10 Kurt J. Whitehead, 39, of Klawock, pled guilty in Sitka District Court to two counts of sportfish guide assisting a client in a violation. Whitehead was fined $1,500 with $500 suspended on each count. In addition, he was placed on probation for two years and the shrimp pot gear used in the violation was forfeited to the state of Alaska. The charges were the result of an investigation beginning in June 2009 by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers during which it was discovered that Whitehead was providing sportfish guide service to two clients who operated shrimp pots from his vessel and used shrimp pot gear which had no biodegradable escape mechanism and in which he was using prohibited species as bait.

Troopers ticket King Cove cod fisherman

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unimak Island
Type: No pot tag
On 4/5/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Herman Erik Samuelson, 51, of King Cove, for commercial cod fishing in March in the South Alaska Peninsula state waters fishery with a pot that did not have a buoy identification tag. Arraignment is scheduled for 4/27/10 in the Valdez Superior Court.

Skipper gets ticket for lack of ID number on pot

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cape Pankof
Type: Improper ID of gear
On 3/19/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers summonsed Dean Gould, 49, of King Cove, for improper identification of gear after it was discovered that Gould, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Northern Star, stored a groundfish pot in state waters which lacked an Alaska Department of Fish and Game number. Arraignment is scheduled for 0930 hours on 3/30/10 in the Valdez District Court.

Troopers ticket King Cove pot cod fisherman

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Volcano Bay
Type: Improper gear ID
On 3/11/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers summonsed Raymond C. Dushkin, 46, of King Cove, for improper ID of gear after it was discovered that Dushkin, who is the skipper and permit holder on the F/V Desirae Dawn, commercially fished for Pacific cod while using a groundfish pot without a legible Alaska Department of Fish and Game number. Arraignment was scheduled on 3/30/10 for the Valdez District Court.

Troopers cite bairdi crab fisherman at Deer Island

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Deer Island
Type: Crab gear violations
On 3/12/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued citations to Nick August Carlson, 42, of Anchorage, for commercial fishing in the state bairdi Tanner crab fishery with a pot that did not have an Alaska Department of Fish and Game tag on the pot buoy, while a pot limit for the fishery was in effect. Carlson also had a pot with an illegible ADF&G number on the pot buoy. Arraignment on these and other gear violations is scheduled for 4/20/10 in the Valdez Superior Court.

A 'tunnel eye' violation at Unalaska

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Illegal groundfish gear
On 1/24/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Zachary Matthew Nehus, 37, of Unalaska, for commercial groundfish fishing with pots that had individual tunnel eye perimeters greater than 36 inches in diameter. Arraignment is scheduled for 2/10/10 in the Unalaska District Court.

Bering Sea crabber cited for gear violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Bristol Bay
Type: Gear violation
On 11/18/09 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Joshua Edward Songstad, 33, of Arlington, Wash., for commercial red king crab fishing with a pot that did not contain a biodegradable escape mechanism that was at least 18 inches in length on the side panel of his king crab pot. Arraignment is scheduled for 1310 hours on 12/2/09 in the Unalaska District Court.