Thursday, July 4, 2013

Troopers ticket nine fishermen in Bristol Bay

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kvichak section
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/27/13 Gustie Tallekpalek, 52, of Levelock, was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period within the Kvichak section of the Naknek-Kvichak District. Arraignment set for 7/10/13 in Naknek District Court.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/13 Kiril Basargin, 34, of Homer, was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters. Arraignment set for 7/11/13 in Naknek District Court.

Location: Nushagak District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/26/13 Christopher Mitchell, 26, of Bellingham, Wash., was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters. Arraignment set for 7/8/13 in Dillingham District Court.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/26/13 Blunka R. Blunka, 46, of New Stuyahok, was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period. Arraignment set for 7/8/13 in Dillingham District Court.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/28/13 Jason Grubbs, 35, of Hawaii, was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District onboard the F/V Kirra B. Arraignment set for 7/11/13 in Naknek District Court.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/26/13 Nickolai Martushev, 48, of Stayton, Ore., was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District onboard the F/V Cruiser. Arraignment set for 7/11/13 in Naknek District Court.

Location: Nushagak District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/25/13 John Mardesich, 53, of Naknek, was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters. Arraignment set for 7/8/13 in Dillingham District Court.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/28/13 Simone Nolan, 53, of Seattle, was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters and failure to have photo ID as required. Arraignment set for 7/8/13 in Dillingham District Court.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/26/13 Luke Gardner, 40, of Naselle, Wash., was cited by Bristol Bay Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters while onboard the F/V Quantum Leap on 7/18/12 in the Egegik District of Bristol Bay. Arraignment set for 7/11/13 in Naknek District Court.

1 comment:

  1. I don't understand the late tickets for 2012 behavior. Is this a pattern of police behavior, See Chignik tickets issued Nov. 2013 for 2012 fishing reported.

    It is not fair to either the charged individual(s) or the rest of the fishing fleet. It is a police ambush years after best evidence is perhaps gone, i.e., doesn't give the fisherman any notice or opportunity to gather contemporaneous evidence to help prove their innocence. What if you had a bad GPS and you thus when over the line multiple times and then a year later get 3 tickets. If the trooper had given a citation on day of first violation, bad GPS could be discovered and rectified.

    And, if there isn't any exculpatory evidence that could have been gathered at or near the time of the alleged crime, then the police delay is extremely unfair to those 2013 fishermen who had to once again compete with those fishermen that perhaps should not have been allowed to fish in 2013.

    Bad policy to perpetuate, needs to end. If Troopers see criminal fishing activity, they should charge and issue summons as soon as possible.... not weeks, months, or years later.

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