Wrangell man charged with fish ticket violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Wrangell

Type: Fish ticket

On 12/11/22 Sean Gould, of Wrangell, was issued summons to appear in court for failure to finalize and submit a fish ticket associated with landing of his commercial Dungeness crab.

Man charged at Kodiak with sablefish overage

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers.

Halibut seized at Homer

Details in this news release from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Feds detail costly enforcement actions

A federal enforcement report submitted to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council includes these case updates:

• F/V Aldebaran — Operator Terry Fisher was charged under the Magnuson‐Stevens Act with assaulting, sexually harassing, and harassing a fisheries observer assigned to his vessel. A $24,000 NOVA (notice of violation and assessment) was issued and the case settled for $21,600.

• C/P Bristol Leader — Owner Bristol Leader Fisheries LLC and operator Joseph Pohl were charged jointly and severally under the Magnuson‐Stevens Act with two counts of conducting directed fishing for Pacific cod in Steller sea lion protection areas. A $34,425 NOVA was issued, and the case settled for $32,025.

• F/V Magnus Martens — Owner Magnus A. Martens LLC and operator Jeb Phillips were charged jointly and severally under the Magnuson‐Stevens Act with operating a vessel in the Bering Sea Pacific cod pot fishery without carrying an operable NMFS‐approved vessel monitoring system and without complying with VMS requirements. A $36,000 NOVA was issued, and the case and the settled for $24,000.