Sitka troller cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial troll closed period
On 5/7/18 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Jeffery M. Farvour, 49, of Sitka, for commercial power trolling during a closed period aboard the F/V Apollo. Farvour was observed by AWT commercial trolling approximately 2.2 nautical miles into the "Western Channel" troll area which was not opened by emergency order to commercial trolling. Proceeds from a king salmon taken in the area were seized by the state.

Two trollers cited at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/26/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Thomas D. Young, 45, of Sitka, hand trolling in the Redoubt Bay spring troll area, near Cape Burunof, while the area was closed to commercial fishing. Young was cited for commercial trolling in a closed period.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/26/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Jorge J. Goryn, 30, of Haines, power trolling in the Redoubt Bay spring troll area, near Peisar Island, while the area was closed to commercial fishing. Goryn was cited for commercial trolling in a closed period.

Troopers cite troller at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 3/6/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Christopher Nash, 28, of Juneau, near Cape Edgecumbe after observing his vessel, the F/V Orion, operating commercial troll gear in waters west of the Sitka Sound winter troll boundary during a closed period. Nash was issued a summons to appear in Sitka District Court.

Sitka fisherman cited for excess of troll gurdies

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Overlimit troll gurdies
On 1/18/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Todd Smith, 45, of Sitka, after investigation showed he was commercial salmon trolling with more than six power troll gurdies installed on the F/V Ocean Roar. The additional gurdies were not in actual use at the time of the violation. Smith was cited with a strict liability offense and an arraignment is set in Sitka District Court.

Sitka troller nets $1,000 fine after guilty plea

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 6/9/15 Barry McKee, 66, of Sitka, pled guilty in Sitka District Court to one count of commercial trolling in a closed period. He was fined $3,000 with $2,000 suspended and placed on probation for one year. On 5/24/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed the F/V Ocean Gem operating power troll gear in an area not open to commercial fishing.

Troopers charge two salmon trollers at Ketchikan

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Commercial fish closed area
On 6/30/12 Caleb Miethe, 32, of Maui, Hawaii, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for commercial salmon fishing with power troll gear in closed waters. Miethe was contacted fishing near Stone Rocks southeast of Prince of Wales Island. A mandatory court appearance was set for 7/12/12 in Ketchikan District Court.

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Commercial fish closed area
On 6/30/12 James Beal, 70, of Metlakatla, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for two counts of commercial salmon fishing with power troll gear in closed waters. Beal was contacted fishing near Stone Rocks southeast of Prince of Wales Island. A mandatory court appearance was set for 7/12/12 in Ketchikan District Court.

Salmon troller charged with gear violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Gear violation
On 6/22/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, issued a summons to Thomas George, 56, of Klawock. He was charged with operating a commercial salmon power troll vessel with hand troll gear onboard. This charge has a mandatory court appearance in Ketchikan District Court.

Trollers on three boats ticketed at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 5/21/12 Sitka Wildlife Troopers observed the F/V Sachem actively power trolling outside of the Biorka fishery area. The captain, Younes Foroozin, 50, of Sitka, was contacted and issued a summons to appear in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 5/21/12 Sitka Wildlife Troopers observed the F/V Mary Carl actively power trolling outside of the Biorka fishery area. The captain, Andrew Terhaar, 29, of Craig, was contacted and issued a summons to appear in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Retain king salmon under 28 inches
On 6/1/12 Sitka Wildlife Troopers issued the captain of the F/V Spanker, 34-year-old Donald Yates of Sitka, and deckhand Erhen Oberndorfer, 33, of Sitka, citations for retaining two undersized king salmon while participating in the spring power troll season. Investigation revealed that on 5/18/12, the two undersized kings were located while the F/V Spanker was offloading its catch in Sitka. Both individuals were given court dates to appear in Sitka District Court.

Troller cited on false residency claims

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Hoonah

Type: False statements

On 4/23/12 Daniel Brigham, 61, a resident of Rebersburg, Pa., was cited by Hoonah Wildlife Troopers for unlawfully obtaining resident sportfish licenses from 2007-10, and commercial power troll permits from 2008-11. Brigham had claimed to live on his commercial fishing boat, the Camijo, in Sitka from 2007-11. Subsequent investigation revealed that he has only spent a few summer months in Alaska each year before returning to his house and hatchery business in Pennsylvania.