Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Dipnetter sold Copper River salmon, troopers say

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: North Pole
Type: Selling personal use fish
On 3/13/13 William Wood, 53, of North Pole, was cited by Fairbanks Wildlife Troopers for selling 50 pounds of salmon he caught in the Cooper River personal use fishery with a dipnet. Arraignment set for 4/12/13 in Fairbanks District Court.

4 comments:

  1. Hang him high. This is the tip of a very large iceberg.

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  2. They have been doing it for years, I can not believe one was actually caught

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  3. This is actually an unlicensed commercial fishery. Everyone in the area knows this goes on. What do most of people do with that many fish? Short answer is sell them.

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  4. Great job! Fairbanks Wildlife Troopers. Let’s see if the state will pursue a conviction.

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