Bristol Bay fishermen cited on variety of charges

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/2/21 Phillip R. Gauthier, 62, of Astoria, Ore., was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters and illegal commercial fish landing by fishing over 0.5 miles inside the Snake River closed area, in Nushagak Bay.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/5/21 Maryanna Kroeze, 56, and Randell Kroeze, 57, both from Moses Lake, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Location: Nushagak Bay/Wood River

Type: Overlength gillnet

On 7/7/21 Paul Clay, 20, of Iliamna, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing with an overlength gillnet.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/7/21 Daniel Johnson, 73, from Lecanto, Fla., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Setnet too close to another

On 7/11/21 John Paul Huffer, 39, from Eagle River, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for a set gillnet too close to another in the Egegik District.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/13/21 Filip Martushev, 42, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Ugashik District.

Location: Ugashik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/13/21 Kevin Holm, 55, from Wadena, Minn., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Fisherman charged, crab seized at Kodiak

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kodiak
Type: Undersized crab

On 7/19/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Kodiak contacted Ty Rouse, 60, of Kodiak, as he was offloading commercially caught Dungeness crab at the Trident Seafoods dock. During the offload, troopers observed and seized numerous undersized Dungeness crab. Rouse was issued a summons to appear in Kodiak court on Aug. 6 for taking and possessing undersized Dungeness.

Another raft of Bristol Bay fishermen charged

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 6/30/21 Wallace Bartlett, 77, from Pittsburg, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Kvichak section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/2/21 Cole Mardesich, 23, from Everett, Wash., and Michael Sather, 64, from Tulalip, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/3/21 Alex Oczkewicz, 33, from Mount Vernon, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/6/21 Brett Chambers, 38, from Ferndale, Wash., and Hayden Terrell, 19, from Bellingham, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/6/21 Matthew Marinkovich, 53, from Friday Harbor, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Nushagak District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/7/21 Griffin Adams, 20, from King Salmon, and Jason Mitchell, 40, from Sand Point, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Nushagak District.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/7/21 Macaelin Flensburg, 26, of Dillingham, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/12/21 Kavik Anderson, 45, and a 16-year-old female juvenile, both from Kodiak, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/16/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Stephen P. Springer, 29, of Westport, Wash., for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/18/21 Michael Kelley, 57, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Homer man arrested on assault charges

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik
Type: Assault, failure to allow vessel inspection
On 7/15/21 Boris Basargin, 38, of Homer, was arrested on two counts of assault (one being on a police officer) and one count of failing to allow inspection of a commercial fishing vessel. Basargin was transported to the Bristol Bay correctional facility in King Salmon where he was held on $2,500 bail.

A few more fishermen charged at Bristol Bay

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ugashik District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/29/21 Anthony Bundy, 39, from Anchorage, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/5/21 Steven Mitchell, 67, from Clinton, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/6/21 Craig Backlund, 56, and Matthew Backlund, 25, both from Arlington, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Kvichak section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed period and grounding
On 7/7/21 Byron Cullenberg, 30, and Myles Cullenberg, 25, both from Wasilla, were cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period and commercial fishing from a grounded vessel.

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/8/21 Elise Francis, 20, and Paul Francis, 25, both from Salt Lake City, along with Kane Prost, 32, from Santa Monica, Calif., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/8/21 Fred Marinkovich, 61, from Gig Harbor, Wash., and Mason Marinkovich, 25, from Spokane, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/12/21 David Steinbrueck, 65, from Lopez Island, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District.

24 fishermen charged at Bristol Bay

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/26/21 Alexander Zortman, 22, of Fairbanks, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/21 Avtanom Reutov, 36, of Homer, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/21 Cornily Kalugin, 55, of Kodiak, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters south of the Nushagak District southern boundary line.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/30/21 Angus Isaac, 51, of Anchor Point, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/21 Hayden Linscheid, 30, from Fairplay, Colo., and Miles Underwood, 22, from Anchorage, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers in the Egegik District for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/2/21 Leonard Ferrigno, 59, from Clarkston, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters on the south line of the Naknek section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/2/21 Giovanni Aliotti, 52, from Seaside, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/2/21 Krysta Watters, 31, and Richard Watters, 41, both from Naknek, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters on the south line in the Naknek section.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/5/21 Tyler Barker, 28, from Oldtown, Idaho, and Bruce Whiting, 64, from Everett, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers in the Egegik District for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/5/21 Antonio Torrente, 67, from Gloucester, Mass., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/5/21 Christopher Murry, 27, from Bellingham, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek District.

Location: Naknek District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/5/21 Aristotelis Georgakopoulos, 32, from Redmond, Ore., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek District.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/5/21 Salvatore Papetti, 72, from Bellingham, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Naknek section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/6/21 Riley Locker, 28, from Blaine, Wash., and Erick Stevens, 66, from Ferndale, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/6/21 Martin Stevens, 62, and Wyatt Stevens, 23, both from Yelm, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/7/21 August M. Flensburg, 69, of Kenai, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Nushagak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/8/21 Guy Piercey and Scott Higley, both 65, from Washington state, were cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/8/21 Michael Malloy, 55, from Lake Stevens, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Four trollers cited over undersized king salmon

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Undersized king salmon
On 7/4/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Tracey Emanuel, 56, of Sitka, after investigation revealed he delivered undersized commercial troll-caught king salmon to a local processor. The undersized fish were seized.

Location: Craig
Type: Undersized king salmon
On 7/6/21 Juneau Wildlife Troopers onboard the P/V Enforcer issued Jared Jillie, 32, of Juneau, a minor offense summons for retaining five undersized king salmon during the first summer king salmon troll opening.

Location: Sitka

Type: Undersized king salmon
On 7/9/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Gary M. Hughes, 56, of Hoonah, for retaining undersized commercial troll-caught king salmon. Investigation revealed Hughes delivered the undersized salmon to a local processor.

Location: Sitka

Type: Undersized king salmon

On 7/9/21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited John Murray, 68, of Sitka, after investigation revealed he delivered an undersized commercial troll-caught king salmon to a local processor. The fish was seized.

Several more Bristol Bay fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 6/26/21 Taylor Kirkman, 35, from Charleston, S.C., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Nushagak District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 6/29/21 Kieran Barr, 53, from Seattle, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/21 Elijah Lawson, 49, from Seattle, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Nushagak District.

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/21 Alexander Lounsbury, 28, from Kodiak, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 7/2/21 Connor Aakervik, 28, from Seattle, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District.

Location: Nushagak Bay

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 7/2/21 Iosif Kuzmin, 35, from Oregon, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Nushagak District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/3/21 Giuseppe Costa, 73, from Monterey, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District.

Two more cited at Egegik

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 6/22/21 Gordon Pitzman, 51, from Homer, and Jacob Ruwitch, 24, from Fort Collins, Colo., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District.

Multiple fishermen cited in Egegik District

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 6/22/21 Timothy Vardy, 66, and Linda Sue Vardy, 58, both from Stanwood, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 6/25/21 Austin Alder, 38, from Soldotna, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed waters

On 6/26/21 Joseph Masui, 32, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/27/21 Matthew Rockness, 45, and David Holmen, 17, both from Gig Harbor, Wash., along with Tor Rockness, 46, from Portland, Ore., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 6/27/21 Clayton Robison, 42, from Borup, Minn., and Russell Tolsma, 61, from Ferndale, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik District

Type: Commercial fish closed period

On 6/28/21 Keith Bell, 32, from Anchorage, and Brett Pfautz, 31, from Bozeman, Mont., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Egegik District.