Sitka seiner fined, has permit suspended

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Salmon seine vessel too long, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Overlength salmon seine vessel
On 8/26/19 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, contacted Noe Winrod, 27, of Craig, and measured his commercial salmon seine vessel, F/V Serenity, for salmon seine vessel length requirements. Investigation revealed the vessel is longer than 58 feet in overall length, excluding anchor rollers. Winrod was cited for overlength salmon seine vessel.

Seine boat was too long, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Hoonah
Type: Vessel length
On 8/7/17 Douglas W. Chaney, 61, of Lakewood, Wash., was cited for operating a commercial salmon seine vessel that was longer than 58 feet in overall length. He was given an arraignment date of 8/24/17 in Juneau District Court.

Sitka seiner fished in closed waters, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 8/28/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers received a report of a seine vessel fishing in the closed waters of Sandy Cove in the Deep Inlet terminal harvest area. Investigation revealed Michael W. Svenson, 57, of Sitka, operated a commercial salmon seine from the F/V Partisan inside Sandy Cove, which was closed by emergency order.

Southeast seiners charged with illegal fishing

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Prince of Wales Island
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 8/12/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers on the P/V Interceptor contacted the seine vessel Spicy Lady west of Craig fishing in waters closed to commercial salmon seining. The captain, Derek Gibb, 34, and the permit holder, Jaqueline Martens, 62, both of Petersburg, were served with a summons for commercial fishing during a closed period. Arraignment set for 9/1/15 in Craig District Court.

Southeast seiner accused of fishing out of bounds

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Chatham Strait near Hawk Inlet
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/23/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers on the P/V Enforcer patrolled the closed waters area of Chatham Strait near Hawk Inlet. The Enforcer crew observed the F/V Anduril commercial seine fishing outside the open area as described in the weekly news release published by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The captain of the fishing vessel, Malcolm Ross, 52, of Homer, was contacted and issued a summons for commercial fishing in closed waters. He must appear in Juneau District Court.

Seiner pleads guilty at Sitka, nets $1,500 fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 9/4/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Nyle D. Thomas, 31, of Petersburg, after observing the F/V Barbara set a seine net prior to the 0600 opening of the Deep Inlet fishery. On 12/2/14 Thomas pled guilty in Sitka District Court to one count of commercial fishing in a closed period. He was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended and placed on probation for one year. The fish caught in the illegal set were released alive at the time of the violation.

Southeast seiner charged with misreporting catch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka, Hidden Falls
Type: Fish ticket
On 1/30/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, cited Christian Buschmann, 26, of Petersburg, for failing to provide factual catch data on a commercial fish ticket. Investigation showed Buschmann had operated commercial seine gear and retained salmon in the Hidden Falls area in July 2013, but reported the fish in another area. Buschmann was issued a summons to appear in Sitka District Court.

Troopers cite Petersburg salmon seiner

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Hidden Falls
Type: Commercial fish closed area
On 9/17/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Kevin M. Granberg, 46, of Petersburg, for commercial salmon seining onboard the F/V Aleshaley in an area not open to commercial seine gear. Investigation by Petersburg and Sitka Wildlife Troopers showed that Granberg was seining more than two miles from the nearest open area. The catch subsequently was reported in an open area and fish retained for personal use were not reported on a fish ticket. Arraignment set for 10/8/13 in Sitka District Court.

Seiners fined, lose $4K in fishing proceeds

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 8/2/13 Brian Tarabochia, 28, of Shoreline, Wash., and Oshiana Black, 29, of Bellingham, Wash., were cited by Cordova Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters aboard the F/V Five Brothers. Tarabochia was operating the purse seine vessel and Black was the permit holder. Approximately 5,000 pounds of pink salmon were seized. On 9/4/13 Tarabochia and Black pled no contest to commercial fishing in closed waters. Both individuals were fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended. Black was ordered to pay $4,259.20 in restitution for the fish caught during the violation.

Salmon seiner cited at Ketchikan

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 8/25/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, cited Larry Verrall, 69, of Washington, for operating his commercial salmon seine net outside the waters opened by emergency order in District 1F. This charge carries a mandatory appearance in Ketchikan District Court.

Seiner charged after 'incident' at Hidden Falls

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Hidden Falls
Type: Interfere with commercial fishing gear
On 7/10/13 Ralph "Wade" Roberts, 49, of Port Hardy, British Columbia, was issued a summons by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for interfering with commercial fishing gear. Roberts is the permit holder on the fishing vessel Ocean Ripple. The summons is the result of an incident that happened on 6/27/13 during a Southeast seine opening near Hidden Falls terminal harvest area. Arraignment set for 8/6/13 in Sitka District Court.

Kodiak herring seiner cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 4/23/13 at 2026 hours, Kodiak Wildlife Troopers contacted Brian Blondin, 25, of Kodiak, during the herring fishery in the Village Islands/Uganik Bay section. Blondin was the operator/permit holder aboard the F/V Stephanie Lynn and was operating a purse seine outside the designated southern boundary of the Village Islands section. Blondin was cited for commercial fishing during a closed period and given an arraignment date of 5/17/13 in Kodiak District Court.

Petersburg seiner pleads guilty, nets $1,000 fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Sentencing — commercial fish closed waters
On 11/29/12 Jeremy C. Jensen, 38, of Petersburg, pled guilty to one count of operating a commercial salmon seine during a closed period in District 11A north of Juneau. Jensen was fined $3,000 with $2,000 suspended and placed on probation for two years. The violation occurred 7/19/12 during the salmon seine fishery near Amalga Harbor.

Kodiak salmon seiner set net too soon, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 9/15/12 Kenneth R. Christiansen, 50, of Kodiak, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for deploying his commercial salmon seine net prior to the noon opening in the Cape Barnabas area on 7/13/12.

Seiner gets maximum penalty after court no-show

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Arraignment — commercial fish closed period
On 7/25/12 Wayne E. Alex, 74, of Juneau, failed to appear for his mandatory court arraignment on a charge of operating a commercial salmon seine during a closed period. A default judgment in the amount of $3,000, the maximum penalty, was entered against him. Alex was cited on 7/12/12 for operating the F/V Pacific Belle over the line during the purse seine fishery held near Amalga Harbor. He was given a court date of 7/25/12 in Juneau District Court.

Petersburg seiner nets $1,500 fine after guilty plea

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Update — commercial fish closed period
On 11/14/11 Lars R. Eide, 69, of Petersburg, entered a guilty plea in Petersburg District Court for one count of commercial salmon seining during a closed period. Eide was fined $5,000 with $3,500 suspended. The charge stemmed from Alaska Wildlife Troopers observing Eide, the permit holder and operator of the F/V Island Girl, deploying seine gear approximately five minutes before the seine opening in Tebenkof Bay on 7/31/11.

Troopers say seiner was too near salmon stream

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Gustavus
Type: Seine within 500 yards of salmon stream
On 10/6/11 Sven Stroosma, 46, of Washington state, was cited by Hoonah Wildlife Troopers for commercial purse seining within 500 yards of a salmon stream. Troopers contacted Stroosma onboard the F/V Voyager just south of Tenakee Inlet on 7/27/11 while his power skiff was only 380 feet from the mouth of South Passage Point Creek, which is listed as an anadromous salmon stream. Stroosma is scheduled for court on 10/26/11 in Hoonah.

Troopers spot seiner in closed waters near creek

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Pavlof Bay, Alaska Peninsula
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 9/14/11 King Salmon-based Alaska Wildlife Troopers served a summons to William J. Wiebe, 58, of Homer, for commercial fishing with salmon seine gear in closed waters within 500 yards of the mouth of Settlement Creek in Pavlof Bay. Wiebe was acting as skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Namorada when the violation was observed by AWT on a fisheries patrol in a state aircraft on Aug. 16. Arraignment is set for 9/27/11 in Valdez District Court.

Southeast seiner accused of fishing closed area

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Hoonah
Type: Commercial fish closed area
On 8/23/11 Jared Bright, 36, of Petersburg, was cited by Hoonah Wildlife Troopers for commercial purse seine fishing in a closed area. Troopers on 7/3/11 observed Bright fishing onboard the F/V Obsession outside of the legal fishing area in District 13C. Bright is scheduled for arraignment on 9/6/11 in Sitka District Court.