Sitka herring seiner cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 3/30/22 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Mitchell Eide, 56, of Petersburg, after observing his vessel, the F/V Rose Lee, with commercial seine gear deployed after the 5 p.m. closure of the herring fishery. Eide was cited for commercial herring fishing in a closed period.

Pelican troller nets $12,000 fine

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Sitka fisherman fined, forfeits $8K in sablefish

More details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Sitka fisherman cited over lingcod bycatch

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Unlawful bycatch
On 3/3/22 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Fabian Grutter, 47, of Sitka, for taking more than 20 percent bycatch of lingcod in the commercial halibut fishery in March 2021. Fishing occurred in the Central Southeast Outside area.

Sitka seiner fined, has permit suspended

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Silver Bay settles enforcement action for $18,428

This federal report to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council includes this enforcement action, among others:

Plant operator Silver Bay Seafoods LLC was charged under the Magnuson‐Stevens Act for exceeding the applicable Rockfish Program processing cap for Pacific cod by 24,849 pounds, a 25.9 percent overage. A $20,475.58 amended notice of violation and assessment was issued. The case settled for $18,428.

Sitka processor cited for 'negligently feeding' bear

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Feeding game
On 10/22/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Issam Samman, 40, of Sitka, for negligently feeding a brown bear. The bear had repeatedly accessed commercial fish at his fisheries business in the 4600 block of Halibut Point Road.