Troopers hit geoduck buyers with multiple counts

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Falsify commercial fish tickets, unlawful possession
On 5/14/12 Leslie Lewis Harris, 53, of Ketchikan, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, on 16 counts for falsifying commercial fish tickets and unlawful possession of commercially taken geoduck clams. Harris was cited after investigation revealed he had purchased commercially taken geoducks from four fishermen and provided false weights on Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets. Investigation by Ketchikan and Klawock State Troopers found that Harris misreported the actual weights of commercially taken geoduck clams and failed to report geoduck clams that had been harvested in excess of trip limits established by Fish and Game. Arraignment is scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Falsify commercial fish tickets, unlawful possession
On 5/14/12 Pacific Sun Products LLC, of Ketchikan, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, on 19 counts for falsifying commercial fish tickets and unlawful possession of commercially taken geoduck clams. Pacific Sun Seafoods was cited after investigation revealed it had purchased commercially taken geoducks from four fishermen and provided false weights on Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets. Investigation by Ketchikan and Klawock State Troopers found that Pacific Sun Seafoods misreported the actual weights of commercially taken geoduck clams and failed to report geoduck clams that had been harvested in excess of trip limits established by Fish and Game. Arraignment is scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.