More citations issued in Bristol Bay

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dillingham

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/11/25 Kyle Knight, 37, and Alana Knight, 40, from Battle Ground, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/10/25 Andrew Nason, 35, and Phoenix Lehman, 19, both from Lopez Island, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/10/25 Thomas Olsen, 19, from Dillingham, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/9/25 Justin Rydeen, 35, from Lake Stevens, Wash., and Ferris Allen, 26, from Anchorage, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Dillingham

Type: Reporting requirements

On 6/30/25 Percival Urban, 50, from Miami, Fla., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for failing to report and register as a salmon processor and buyer with Dillingham ADF&G prior to landing and processing salmon.

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 processor cited for 'negligently feeding' bear

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Feeding game
On 10/22/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Issam Samman, 40, of Sitka, for negligently feeding a brown bear. The bear had repeatedly accessed commercial fish at his fisheries business in the 4600 block of Halibut Point Road.

Bristol Bay processor hit with 14-count complaint

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Pilot Point
Type: Multiple violations
On 6/26/17 Incorp Services was served with a summons to appear in Naknek District Court. Incorp Services is the registered agent for Cape Greig, a fish buying and processing company that operates in Bristol Bay. A 14-count criminal complaint filed by Alaska Wildlife Troopers alleges that during the 2016 fishing season, Cape Greig failed to provide required information on fish tickets, entered false information on fish tickets, and purchased fish from a seller who did not hold a valid limited entry permit. Arraignment in the case is scheduled for July 12.

Ketchikan processor E.C. Phillips cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Late fish tickets
On 1/9/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited E.C. Phillips & Son Inc. for submitting late commercial salmon fish tickets to the Department of Fish and Game. A mandatory appearance is set for 1/30/14 in Ketchikan District Court.

Ketchikan man hit with slew of geoduck violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan

Type: Falsify fish tickets, unlawful possession

On 5/8/12 Le Jiayong, 57, of Ketchikan, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, on 19 counts for falsifying commercial fish tickets and unlawful possession of commercially taken geoduck clams. Le was cited after investigation revealed he had purchased commercially taken geoducks from four fishermen and provided false weights on Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets. Investigation by Ketchikan and Klawock State Troopers found that Le misreported the actual weights of commercially taken geoduck clams and failed to report geoduck clams that had been harvested in excess of trip limits established by Fish and Game. Arraignment is scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.

Ketchikan man cited over late fish tickets

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Late fish tickets
On 4/10/12 Le Jiayong, 57, of Ketchikan, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post. Investigation revealed Le had returned 22 fish tickets later than the seven-day requirement. Arraignment set for 4/24/12 in Ketchikan District Court.

Kodiak processor accused of crab violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Undersized crab
On 2/8/11 North Pacific Seafoods was cited for possession of undersized Tanner crab taken during the Kodiak area commercial Tanner crab season.

Troopers ticket Cordova halibut processor

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Processor without current code stamp
On 4/12/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers from the Cordova Post contacted Susan J. Laird, 57, of Cordova, who is an employee of Prime Select Seafoods. Investigation revealed that Laird had accepted approximately 3,700 pounds of IFQ-caught halibut without having a current 2010 commercial state of Alaska code plate or written authorization from the state to operate as a fish processor. Laird was summoned to appear on 4/28/10 in the Cordova District Court for arraignment.

Sitka man hooks trouble processing fish

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Fail to file intent to operate as catcher-processor
On 4/19/10 Sitka Wildlife Troopers cited Jason E. Gjertsen, 40, of Sitka, for failing to file an intent to operate and failing to obtain the proper permission and documents before processing fish in 2009. Arraignment is set for 5/11/10 in Sitka District Court.