Sitka troller draws jail time, fine

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Sentencing
On 4/4/14 Kristopher Foster, 37, of Sitka, captain and permit holder on the F/V Stardust, pled guilty as part of a plea agreement to unlawful retention of undersized king salmon, and waste of salmon. Foster was ordered to serve 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended, and fined $6,000 with $3,000 suspended. The undersized king salmon were forfeited to the state. Foster also was placed on probation for two years. These charges were the result of an investigation where it was determined that on 10/20/13 Foster had attempted to land several undersized king salmon at Sitka Sound Seafoods while participating in the winter commercial troll fishery. After the processor refused to accept the undersized fish, Foster attempted to dispose of them by feeding them to a sea lion in the Sitka harbor area to prevent being cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers.