Petersburg crabber fined for illegal gear storage

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Conviction
On 4/1/14 Kory Versteeg, 30, of Petersburg, the permit holder aboard the F/V Guardian, was convicted of unlawful storage of commercial crab gear. The conviction is a result of an Alaska Wildlife Troopers investigation that showed Versteeg had illegally stored crab gear before the Tanner and golden king crab season in Frederick Sound. Versteeg was fined $2,000 with $1,000 suspended and placed on probation for one year.

Crabber fined $500 for pot storage violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Illegal storage of crab pots
On 11/16/11 Ben Gross, 38, of Wasilla, pled no contest in Juneau District Court to one count of illegal storage of a commercial Tanner crab pot. The gear was initially inspected and seized as part of a P/V Enforcer mission inside of Seymour Canal on 10/8/11. Gross was fined $500 and will be on probation for one year.

Petersburg crabber arrested after court no-show

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau, Douglas Harbor
Type: Warrant arrest
On 7/2/11 at 1045 hours, Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Juneau arrested James R. Seymour, 35, of Petersburg, for failing to appear for a 6/30/11 court appearance on an original charge of illegal storage of commercial crab gear. Seymour was remanded to the Lemon Creek Correctional Center with a $4,000 bail.

Petersburg crabber accused of illegal pot storage

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Petersburg
Type: Illegal storage of crab pots
On 01/31/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Petersburg Post, issued a summons to Ralph Allen Strickland, 42, of Petersburg, for illegally storing commercial Dungeness crab pots. An investigation by troopers revealed Strickland stored five pots in the waters of Duncan Canal while the commercial Dungeness crab season was closed. Arraignment is scheduled in the Petersburg District Court for 1000 hours Feb. 25.