Troopers cite several Bristol Bay fishermen

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/28/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Nicholas Marcoux-Kamis, 23, of Wasilla, for commercial salmon fishing in closed waters outside the boundaries of the Nushagak District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/26/17 Anthony Resetarits, 25, of Anchorage, and Mark McGregor, 22, of Homer, were cited for commercial fishing from the F/V Valor four minutes after the closure of a fishing period set by emergency order.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/24/17 Michael S. Capri, 21, of Newport, Ore., was cited for commercial fishing 148 feet south of the southern boundary of the Egegik District in waters closed to fishing.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/23/17 Isaac Thistle, 28, of Wasilla, was cited for operating commercial driftnet gear 175 feet south of the southern boundary line in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/21/17 Michael Torget, 26, of Cle Elum, Wash., and David Harsila, 62, Shoreline, Wash., were cited for operating commercial driftnet gear three minutes and 25 seconds past the Egegik District closure.

Gillnetter charged at Kodiak

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/17/17 Kodi A. Metzger, 37, of Custer, Wash., was issued a summons to court for having gillnet deployed in the waters of Alitak Bay during a closed period and for failing to have a photo ID in possession.

Crabber nets $5,000 fine after Juneau trial

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Conviction
On 6/12/17 Daniel Foley, 70, of Gustavus, was found guilty during a bench trial of retaining undersized Tanner crab. Foley is the permit holder and owner of the F/V Steller. He was fined $9,000 with $4,000 suspended and placed on probation for a year.

Driftnetter cited twice at Valdez

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Valdez
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/12/17 Simeao Kusnetsov, 34, of Wasilla, was issued a citation for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Esther subdistrict, northwestern Prince William Sound. Kusnetsov was operating his drift gillnet 10 minutes after the close of the period. Kusnetsov was issued a second citation for no PFD on a child under 13 years old.

Four Cordova fishermen cited over homepack

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Peter Brockert, 58, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. Breckert was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Michael Glasen, 69, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. Glasen was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Gerald McCune, 68, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. McCune was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Location: Cordova
Type: Fail to record homepack
On 5/18/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited John Thomas, 75, of Cordova, for failing to record on a state fish ticket his retention of commercially caught salmon for personal use. Thomas was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and was released from the scene.

Sitka troller charged with two violations

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed season, waste of salmon
On 3/24/17 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed the F/V Mirage commercial salmon trolling approximately 1.4 miles beyond the winter troll line near Sitka Sound. During the investigation, permit holder Jeffrey Turner, 50, of Sitka, was observed discarding a dead king salmon into the sea. One king salmon was seized and Turner was issued summonses to appear in Sitka District Court for fishing in a closed season and waste of salmon.

Man draws jail time in Bristol Bay assault

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Naknek
Type: Sentencing
On 3/15/17 Don R. Iodice, 54, of Everett, Wash., was sentenced in Naknek District Court to 30 days in jail in connection with an assault on his coworker and captain of a tender vessel. Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers received the initial complaint on 7/3/16 while the vessel was in the Egegik commercial fishing district. The court also placed Iodice on probation for two years and ordered him not to return to the fishing grounds in Bristol Bay.