Wrangell man charged with wasting salmon

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan

Type: Waste of commercial salmon

On 8/1/24 Brandon Kenfield, 29, of Wrangell, was issued a citation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Wrangell Post, for wasting commercial-caught salmon. Kenfield has a mandatory court date set for 9/10/24 in the Ketchikan courthouse.

Bristol Bay fishermen cited for various offenses

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik District
Type: Waste of salmon
On 7/8/22 Sean E. Braman, 56, and Tammy L. Braman, 55, both from Wasilla, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for waste of salmon.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/9/22 Timothy Vardy, 67, from Stanwood, Wash., and Carly Quinn, 34, from Seattle, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Egegik
Type: Interfere with commercial fish gear
On 7/9/22 Lucas Hancox, 39, from Gallatin Gateway, Mont., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for interfering with commercial fish gear.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/9/22 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted David G. Schwantes, 50, from Aleknagik. Schwantes was cited for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Bristol Bay setnetter charged with waste of salmon

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dillingham

Type: Waste of salmon

On 8/14/20 Alaska Wildlife Troopers opened an investigation into waste of salmon taken in a commercial setnet at Clarks Point. The responsible permit holder was identified as Desmond Hurley, 31, of Dillingham. Investigation showed Hurley was not physically present at the fishing site during operation of his gear, he employed unlicensed crew, and 131 salmon from his net were wasted. On 11/30/20 Hurley was issued citations for waste of salmon, permit holder not physically present at the fishing site, and employing unlicensed crew. Arraignment set for 1/4/21 in Dillingham District Court.

Bristol Bay setnetters charged with salmon waste

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik District
Type: Waste of salmon
On 7/4/17 permit holder Cienna Underwood, 11, of Anchorage; Tristan Williams, 18, of Everett, Wash.; and Maxwell Archer, 19, of Edmonds, Wash., were cited for wasting salmon by failing to remove about 1,000 pounds of salmon from a setnet and leaving them on the beach. Troopers inspected the salmon and determined the fish were unfit for use.

Sitka troller charged with two violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed season, waste of salmon
On 3/24/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed the F/V Mirage commercial salmon trolling approximately 1.4 miles beyond the winter troll line near Sitka Sound. During the investigation, permit holder Jeffrey Turner, 50, of Sitka, was observed discarding a dead king salmon into the sea. One king salmon was seized and Turner was issued summonses to appear in Sitka District Court for fishing in a closed season and waste of salmon.

Sitka salmon troller hit with multiple charges

The Alaska State Troopers today released the following:

Location: Sitka
Type: Undersized king salmon
On 8/30/16 Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to a report of undersized king salmon on a commercial power troll vessel, the F/V Seanna, at a local processor. Investigation revealed permit holder and operator Cleveland Eells, 26, of Sitka, had taken five undersized king salmon, which an Alaska Department of Fish and Game representative identified during an offload as undersized. Eells removed the fish from the ADF&G representative's possession before any biological samples (heads) could be retained and dumped the fish, causing them to be wasted. Troopers later contacted Eells and additional undersized king salmon were located onboard which had been concealed at the end of a separate offload. Eells was charged by Alaska Wildlife Troopers and the Sitka District Attorney's Office with two counts of possessing undersized king salmon, failing to relinquish heads of marked king salmon, waste of salmon and unlawful possession. He was arraigned on 9/20/16 on the misdemeanor charges. Investigation continues into further charges.

Kotzebue gillnetter charged with waste of salmon

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kotzebue
Type: Waste of salmon
On 8/6/14 Roswell Schaeffer Sr., 64, of Kotzebue, was issued a summons to appear in Kotzebue District Court for waste of salmon. Investigation revealed Schaeffer abandoned a half shackle of commercial gillnet with 103 salmon in it.

Sitka troller draws jail time, fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Sentencing
On 4/4/14 Kristopher Foster, 37, of Sitka, captain and permit holder on the F/V Stardust, pled guilty as part of a plea agreement to unlawful retention of undersized king salmon, and waste of salmon. Foster was ordered to serve 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended, and fined $6,000 with $3,000 suspended. The undersized king salmon were forfeited to the state. Foster also was placed on probation for two years. These charges were the result of an investigation where it was determined that on 10/20/13 Foster had attempted to land several undersized king salmon at Sitka Sound Seafoods while participating in the winter commercial troll fishery. After the processor refused to accept the undersized fish, Foster attempted to dispose of them by feeding them to a sea lion in the Sitka harbor area to prevent being cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers.

Who dumped 300 pounds of fish, roe at Sitka?

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Wasted fish and herring eggs
On 9/28/10 Sitka Wildlife Troopers discovered approximately 300 pounds of wasted halibut, salmon, lingcod and herring eggs dumped near the woods off of Blue Lake Road. All of the fish was in Ziploc and vacuum-sealed bags. Evidence was collected and all fish products were seized. If anyone has information regarding this case, please contact AWT at 747-3254 or call the Fish and Wildlife Safeguard hotline at (800) 478-3377. Rewards are available for information leading to the prosecution of offenders.

Ketchikan troller charged after kings tossed

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Retain king salmon in closed season, waste
On 8/2/10 Mark R. Anderson, 51, of Ketchikan, was cited for waste of commercial-caught troll salmon. Anderson was cited after Alaska State Troopers contacted Anderson at E.C. Phillips in Ketchikan. Investigation revealed Anderson had retained three king salmon aboard his commercial troller the F/V Nina. During the investigation Anderson threw the king salmon overboard. The State Troopers Tactical Diving Unit responded and recovered the king salmon Anderson threw over the side of his vessel. Investigation is still ongoing. Arraignment is scheduled for 9/21/10 in Ketchikan.

Setnetters cited on waste, gear, crew violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Tsiu River
Type: Waste of salmon, gear violation
On 9/6/09 Sean P. Brownell, 44 yoa, of Haines, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post. Brownell, the permit holder of a Tsiu River setnet site, was cited for waste by throwing chum salmon overboard and for a gear violation, setting his net over more than half of the Tsiu River. Brownell's arraignment date was set for 10/28/09 in the District Court of Cordova.

Location: Tsiu River
Type: Employing unlicensed crewmember
On 9/6/09 Jeremiah Pavlik, 29 yoa, of Yakutat, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post. Pavlik was cited for employing Tiffany Pavlik as a crewmember on his setnet site without a current 2009 Alaska crewmembers license in her possession. Bail is set at $260 in the District Court of Cordova.

Two Yukon fishermen plead guilty to chum waste

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Anvik
Type: Waste of salmon — after arraignment
On 7/15/09 Aniak Wildlife Troopers received reports that fish were being wasted during the Y4A commercial fisheries near Anvik. Investigation revealed that Gabriel J. Nicholi, 35, and Richard A. Nicholi, 54, both of Grayling, had wasted at least 80 chum salmon. Both men pled guilty on 8/5/09 in Aniak District Court to one count each of waste of salmon. Gabriel was fined $4,000 with $2,000 suspended, ordered to serve 30 days in jail with all 30 suspended and placed on probation two years. Richard was fined $2,000 with $1,000 suspended, ordered to serve 15 days in jail with all 15 suspended and placed on probation two years.

Here's an earlier press release the troopers issued on July 17 about this case:

Location: Anvik
Type: Waste of salmon
On 7/15/09 Aniak Wildlife Troopers received reports that fish were being wasted during the Y4A commercial fisheries near Anvik. The Y4A fishery is directed at the harvest of chum salmon roe. Investigation revealed that during a commercial opening on 7/13/09, Gabriel Nicholi, 35, of Grayling, had failed to utilize at least 80
chum salmon and Northern pike, by cutting the fish in half and depositing them in the river. Nicholi was issued a summons to appear in Aniak Court.