Yakutat salmon troller nets $1,500 fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat Bay
Type: Conviction — commercial fish closed waters
On 4/12/12 in Yakutat District Court, Loren Clark, 42, of Yakutat, pled no contest to commercial trolling in closed waters on 3/22/12 and was sentenced to a $3,000 fine with $1,500 suspended and one year probation.

Sitka sportfish guide sentenced for repeat offenses

Here's a press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Two King Cove men fined $250 on gear violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Update — improper identification of gear
On 3/30/10 Raymond C. Dushkin, 46, of King Cove, pled no contest in the Valdez District Court to the charge of improper identification of gear. Dushkin, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Desirae Dawn, was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Valdez
Type: Update — improper identification of gear
On 3/30/10 Dean Gould, 49, of King Cove, pled no contest in the Valdez District Court to the charge of improper identification of gear. Gould, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Northern Star, was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Four fishermen fined in Unalaska court

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — unlawful gear
On 2-17-10 Donald P. Aus, 58, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to a charge of unlawful gear — biodegradable escape mechanism. Aus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Good Deal, was fined $300 with $150 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — permit to possess fish
On 2-17-10 Elbert O. Fothergill, 40, of Vancouver, Wash., pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of possessing commercially caught fish without a valid 2010 Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit card in possession. Fothergill, who is the skipper aboard the F/V Blue Gadus, was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — illegal tunnel eye opening
On 2-10-10 Zachary M. Nehus, 36, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of illegal tunnel eye opening on a groundfish pot. Nehus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V St. Dominick, was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — failure to register
On 2-10-10 Donald M. Sproule, 42, of Kodiak, pled guilty in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of failing to register for a groundfish fishery. Sproule, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Advantage, was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.