Aleutians crabber pinched on pot storage violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Amchitka Island area
Type: Failure to store crab pots
On 5/28/10 Dutch Harbor Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to Jeffrey Burnell Davis, 52, of Chinook, Wash., for failing to place his golden king crab pots into a stored condition after he checked out of the Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery. Arraignment is scheduled for 6/30/10 in the Unalaska District Court.

Trawler trouble

A 10-man team from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Acushnet boarded the trawler Alaska Victory yesterday just south of Amchitka Island and found the crew was "overreporting fish production weights." The 226-foot factory trawler, part of the Fishing Company of Alaska fleet, was fishing for Atka mackerel. The boarding team sent a field report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, which regulates the catch, "so the vessel can be inspected pierside to verify they are following federal reporting procedures," says a Coast Guard press release issued today. USCG photo