Troopers make several cases out of Whittier

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Whittier
Type: Unlawful shrimp gear
On 4/18/10 Patrick Hodgson, 50, of Kasilof, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Girdwood Post, for commercial fishing shrimp gear that did not meet the escape mechanism requirements. Arrangement is set for 4/28/10 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Whittier
Type: No vessel license, sticker
On 4/16/10 Jason Lee, 29, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Girdwood Post, for commercial fishing without his 2010 vessel license or 2010 Alaska Department of Fish and Game sticker onboard his boat. Bail was set at $320 in the Cordova District Court.

Location: Whittier
Type: Employ unlicensed crewmember
On 4/15/10 William Romesburg, 39, of Anchorage, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Girdwood Post, for employing an unlicensed crewmember for commercial fishing. Bail was set at $260 in the Valdez District Court.

Location: Whittier
Type: No crew license
On 4/15/10 Thomas Lindgren, 43, of Anchorage, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Girdwood Post, for commercial fishing without a 2010 crew license. Bail was set at $260 in the Valdez District Court.

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.

Sitka troller accused of fishing in closed waters

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka Sound
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 4/9/10 at approximately 0749 hours, the vessel Nordic Son was documented commercial power trolling in closed waters west of the Sitka Sound winter troll line. The operator and permit holder was identified as Anthoney C. Sine of Sitka. Sine will be cited into Sitka District Court for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Captain ticketed at Dutch for lack of boat numbers

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Unalaska
Type: No ADF&G numbers on vessel
On 4/16/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers cited the skipper and permit holder onboard the F/V Viking, Bill G. Lock, 59, of Sammamish, Wash., for failing to properly display his Alaska Department of Fish and Game numbers on both sides of his commercial fishing vessel. Bail was set at $210 for the Unalaska District Court.

Yakutat fishermen draws $500 fine, probation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Yakutat
Type: Update — commercial fish closed waters
On 4/12/10 Jonathan Pavlik, 28, of Yakutat, pled no contest to commercial fishing in closed waters stemming from a June 23, 2009, fishing violation in Yakutat Bay. Pavlik was fined $2,000 with $1,500 suspended and was placed on probation for one year. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed two counts of providing false information on Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets.

Unlawful salmon hauling at Hoonah alleged

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Hoonah
Type: Unlicensed fishing vessel
On 4/12/10 George Mills, 66, of Hoonah, was cited for transporting commercially caught king salmon in an unlicensed vessel.