Two salmon seiners fined after guilty pleas

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 12/22/15 Steven Thomassen pled guilty in Sitka District Court to one count of commercial seining during a closed period. He was fined $3,000 with $2,000 suspended and placed on probation for one year. On 9/1/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Thomassen, 51, of Wrangell, for salmon seining aboard the F/V Marauder prior to the opening of the Deep Inlet seine fishery. Troopers documented the violation on 8/30/15.

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 12/22/15 Thomas Scott McAllister pled guilty to one count of commercial seining in closed waters. McAllister was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, ordered to pay $80 restitution, and placed on probation for one year. On 9/1/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited McAllister, 62, of Juneau, for salmon seining on 8/24/15 in the closed waters of Katlian Bay aboard the F/V Owyhee.