Togiak man accused of setnetting without permit

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Togiak
Type: Commercial fishing violations

On 8/3/21 Dillingham Alaska Wildlife Troopers opened an investigation into the sale of commercially caught salmon by individuals who had not been issued Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission commercial fishing permits. The investigation showed Anthony Forbes, 25, of Togiak, commercial fished a salmon set gillnet in the Togiak District on 8/3/21 and 8/4/21 when he did not possess a CFEC commercial fishing permit issued to him. Forbes then used a CFEC permit issued to another individual to sell the salmon he caught to a commercial fish processor in Togiak. Forbes was issued citations for commercial fishing without a permit and supplying false information on fish tickets.

Troopers seize 23,422 pounds of salmon

Details in this press release.

Kenai Peninsula setnet sites vandalized

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Anchor Point

Type: Vandalism
On Saturday, Aug. 7, the Alaska State Troopers were notified of a series of vandalizations at three commercial setnet sites near Mile 126 of the Sterling Highway. Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Anchor Point responded to the area. Based on a preliminary investigation, three structures and two vehicles received thousands of dollars of damage due to vandalism that occurred on Thursday, Aug. 5. Troopers were able to identify two juvenile persons of interest after social media posts were posted from the site of the vandalism and passed on to troopers. The troopers contacted two juveniles, and charges related to their actions were forwarded to the Division of Juvenile Justice.

More Bristol Bay fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 6/29/21 Macarlo Christensen, 58, and Timothy Christensen, 21, both from Fairbanks, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/2/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Kenneth P. Coupchiak, 35, from Manokotak, for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/2/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Jeremy T. Darcangelo, 34, from Manokotak, for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/18/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Marcella Kritz, 32, from Togiak, for commercial fishing during a closed period and for failing to mark her setnet with her assigned Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission number.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/19/21 Brittany Craig, 24, and Joseph Resetarits, 26, both from Homer, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/19/21 Robert Seid, 33, from San Diego, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Bristol Bay fishermen cited on variety of charges

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/2/21 Phillip R. Gauthier, 62, of Astoria, Ore., was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters and illegal commercial fish landing by fishing over 0.5 miles inside the Snake River closed area, in Nushagak Bay.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/5/21 Maryanna Kroeze, 56, and Randell Kroeze, 57, both from Moses Lake, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Location: Nushagak Bay/Wood River

Type: Overlength gillnet

On 7/7/21 Paul Clay, 20, of Iliamna, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing with an overlength gillnet.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/7/21 Daniel Johnson, 73, from Lecanto, Fla., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Setnet too close to another

On 7/11/21 John Paul Huffer, 39, from Eagle River, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for a set gillnet too close to another in the Egegik District.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/13/21 Filip Martushev, 42, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Ugashik District.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/13/21 Kevin Holm, 55, from Wadena, Minn., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Fisherman charged, crab seized at Kodiak

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Undersized crab

On 7/19/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Kodiak contacted Ty Rouse, 60, of Kodiak, as he was offloading commercially caught Dungeness crab at the Trident Seafoods dock. During the offload, troopers observed and seized numerous undersized Dungeness crab. Rouse was issued a summons to appear in Kodiak court on Aug. 6 for taking and possessing undersized Dungeness.

Another raft of Bristol Bay fishermen charged

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 6/30/21 Wallace Bartlett, 77, from Pittsburg, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Kvichak section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/2/21 Cole Mardesich, 23, from Everett, Wash., and Michael Sather, 64, from Tulalip, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/3/21 Alex Oczkewicz, 33, from Mount Vernon, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/6/21 Brett Chambers, 38, from Ferndale, Wash., and Hayden Terrell, 19, from Bellingham, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/6/21 Matthew Marinkovich, 53, from Friday Harbor, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Nushagak District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/7/21 Griffin Adams, 20, from King Salmon, and Jason Mitchell, 40, from Sand Point, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Nushagak District.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/7/21 Macaelin Flensburg, 26, of Dillingham, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/12/21 Kavik Anderson, 45, and a 16-year-old female juvenile, both from Kodiak, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/16/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Stephen P. Springer, 29, of Westport, Wash., for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/18/21 Michael Kelley, 57, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek-Kvichak District.