From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Ninilchik
Type: Sportfish guide violations
On 4/27/10 Jeffrey A. Glosser, 43, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty in Kenai District Court to one count of sportfish guide aiding a client in a violation and one count of sportfish guide reporting requirements. In July of 2009, Alaska Wildlife Troopers investigators conducted an investigation into Fishing Fool Charters guide Glosser. Glosser took Alaska Wildlife Troopers acting in an undercover capacity on a halibut charter that originated at Anchor Point aboard the charter vessel Big But. During the charter, Glosser allowed three clients to retain an overlimit of halibut in excess of the two halibut per person daily bag limit. Glosser allowed his clients to pool their catch of halibut until it equaled the maximum allowed under regulation for the number of clients aboard the vessel, a practice commonly referred to as party fishing. At the end of the charter, Glosser failed to record the number of halibut caught by each client before offloading the halibut. Alaska Department of Fish and Game saltwater charter logbook records submitted by Glosser falsely reported that each of the six clients aboard the vessel Big But retained two halibut each. Glosser was fined $10,000 and had his sportfishing license and sportfish guide license revoked for three years. All three years of license revocation and $5,000 of the fine are suspended pending no further violations during the revocation period.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Tasker charged with failure to file fish tickets
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Failure to submit fish tickets
On 4/27/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Thorne Howard Tasker, 56, of Anchorage, for failing to submit Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets within the required seven days of landing fish. Arraignment was scheduled for 4/28/10 in the Unalaska District Court.
Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Failure to submit fish tickets
On 4/27/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Thorne Howard Tasker, 56, of Anchorage, for failing to submit Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets within the required seven days of landing fish. Arraignment was scheduled for 4/28/10 in the Unalaska District Court.
Alaska Spirit crewman arrested at Dutch Harbor
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Unalaska
Type: Arrest warrant
On 4/28/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers conducted a vessel boarding on the F/T Alaska Spirit at Unalaska Harbor. Contacted onboard the vessel was crewmember William S. Brown, 48, of Everett, Wash. Brown was discovered to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest for failure to appear at arraignment for the original charge of no valid operator's license. Brown was arrested and remanded to the Unalaska City Jail on $100 cash bail.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Arrest warrant
On 4/28/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers conducted a vessel boarding on the F/T Alaska Spirit at Unalaska Harbor. Contacted onboard the vessel was crewmember William S. Brown, 48, of Everett, Wash. Brown was discovered to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest for failure to appear at arraignment for the original charge of no valid operator's license. Brown was arrested and remanded to the Unalaska City Jail on $100 cash bail.
Cordova troopers say shrimper failed to register
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Cordova
Type: Failure to register
On 4/28/10 Bruce Stamper Jr., 38, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post, for commercial fishing but failing to register for the Prince William Sound Area E shrimp pot fishery. Arraignment is scheduled for 5/26/10 in the Cordova District Court.
Location: Cordova
Type: Failure to register
On 4/28/10 Bruce Stamper Jr., 38, of Cordova, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post, for commercial fishing but failing to register for the Prince William Sound Area E shrimp pot fishery. Arraignment is scheduled for 5/26/10 in the Cordova District Court.
Cordova troopers cite shrimper on gear violation
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Cordova
Type: Shrimp pot violation
On 4/24/10 Dennis Petre, 57, of Valdez, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post. Petre, the skipper and permit holder of the F/V Otter Dodger, was cited for not having a biodegradable escape mechanism as required on his commercial shrimp pot gear. Arraignment is scheduled for 5/26/10 in the District Court of Cordova.
Location: Cordova
Type: Shrimp pot violation
On 4/24/10 Dennis Petre, 57, of Valdez, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Cordova Post. Petre, the skipper and permit holder of the F/V Otter Dodger, was cited for not having a biodegradable escape mechanism as required on his commercial shrimp pot gear. Arraignment is scheduled for 5/26/10 in the District Court of Cordova.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Boat ordered to port on life raft, EPIRB violations
From the U.S. Coast Guard:
April 28, 2010
Cutter terminates voyage of fishing vessel for safety violations
KODIAK — The Coast Guard cutter Mustang terminated the voyage of the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Varag due to safety issues following a boarding today 25 miles off of Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska.
A Coast Guard boarding team from the cutter found the vessel master operating without a life raft available for the crew and with an improperly mounted emergency position indicating radio beacon. The EPIRB's battery also was expired. The Coast Guard requires commercial fishing vessels to carry these items on board and to have them operational.
The vessel was being escorted by the Mustang's crew to Seward, but is now under tow by the cutter due to a loss of propulsion. They are expected to arrive Thursday in Seward. The crew will be required to correct the safety discrepancies and have their propulsion system looked at by the Coast Guard prior to getting under way again.
The Varag is homeported in Portland, Ore. The 110-foot multimission patrol boat Mustang is based out of Seward.
April 28, 2010
Cutter terminates voyage of fishing vessel for safety violations
KODIAK — The Coast Guard cutter Mustang terminated the voyage of the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Varag due to safety issues following a boarding today 25 miles off of Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska.
A Coast Guard boarding team from the cutter found the vessel master operating without a life raft available for the crew and with an improperly mounted emergency position indicating radio beacon. The EPIRB's battery also was expired. The Coast Guard requires commercial fishing vessels to carry these items on board and to have them operational.
The vessel was being escorted by the Mustang's crew to Seward, but is now under tow by the cutter due to a loss of propulsion. They are expected to arrive Thursday in Seward. The crew will be required to correct the safety discrepancies and have their propulsion system looked at by the Coast Guard prior to getting under way again.
The Varag is homeported in Portland, Ore. The 110-foot multimission patrol boat Mustang is based out of Seward.
Fisherman cited in Hobart Bay herring fishery
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Hobart Bay
Type: Commercial vessel plate requirement
On 4/24/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Dominic Papetti, 59, of Washington, while on patrol at the Hobart Bay sac roe herring fishery. Investigation revealed Papetti's vessel did not meet the commercial fishing vessel plate requirements and he was subsequently issued a citation with bail set at $110.
Location: Hobart Bay
Type: Commercial vessel plate requirement
On 4/24/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Dominic Papetti, 59, of Washington, while on patrol at the Hobart Bay sac roe herring fishery. Investigation revealed Papetti's vessel did not meet the commercial fishing vessel plate requirements and he was subsequently issued a citation with bail set at $110.
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