Three Copper River fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Copper River flats
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 5/24/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed and subsequently contacted the F/V Zephyr for fishing in closed waters. Investigation revealed the vessel was commercial fishing with a drift gillnet in closed waters, outside of the Copper River District. The operator and permit holder, Jennifer Nakao, 36, of Seward, was issued a citation for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Copper River flats
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 5/24/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed and subsequently contacted the F/V Sewak for fishing in closed waters. Investigation revealed the vessel was commercial fishing with a drift gillnet in closed waters, outside of the Copper River District and inside regulatory closed waters. The operator and permit holder, Matthew Adams, 27, of Cordova, was issued a citation for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Copper River flats
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 5/24/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed and subsequently contacted the F/V Julia Rose for fishing in closed waters. Investigation revealed the vessel was commercial fishing with a drift gillnet in closed waters, outside of the Copper River District and inside regulatory closed waters. The operator and permit holder, Nathan Widmann, 28, of Cordova, was issued a citation for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Man arrested at Naknek on warrant

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Naknek

Type: Warrant arrest

On 5/24/21 King Salmon-based Alaska Wildlife Troopers arrested 34-year-old Christopher Mitchell, of Washington, for an outstanding warrant at the borough dock. Mitchell's original offense was commercial fish closed period. Mitchell was remanded to the Bristol Bay Borough PD jail.

Prince William Sound driftnetter cited

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

Troopers cite Sitka herring seiner

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 4/5/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed the F/V Little Lady set a commercial herring seine in waters not opened by emergency order to commercial fishing. Operator and permit holder Daniel F. Castle, 58, of Ketchikan, was cited for the offense. No fish were retained in the set. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Togiak setnetters charged with multiple offenses

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Halibut captain lacked CFEC permit, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: No CFEC permit

On 3/11/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified by NOAA Office of Law Enforcement that during a routine boarding of the F/V Evening Star during an IFQ offload of halibut, they had discovered the captain and permit holder, John Bruce, 45, of Poulsbo, Wash., had failed to obtain a 2021 Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit enabling him to land or possess commercially taken fish in Alaska waters. Troopers met with NOAA and Bruce in Juneau and issued him a summons for failing to obtain a CFEC permit prior to fishing.

Shrimp seller lacked proper permit, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau

Type: Failure to obtain permit

On 1/15/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Anthony Byford, 42, of Juneau, captain and permit holder on the F/V Ariel, while he was conducting dockside sales of processed shrimp. Investigation revealed Byford had failed to obtain a 2021 catcher-processor permit from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as required. On 3/11/21 Byford was issued a citation for the violation and given a mandatory court date.