Friday, July 14, 2023

Troopers cite more Bristol Bay fishermen

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kivchak section
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/10/23 Paul Blaylock, 34, from Ocean Park, Wash., and Barbara Vukas, 68, along with John Vukas, 68, both from Gig Harbor, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Kivchak section.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/1/23 Olav Agnot, 28, from Pilot Point, and Everett Thompson, 47, from Naknek, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Egegik District.

Location: Kvichak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 Dean Martin, 37, from Newport Beach, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Kvichak Bay.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/4/23 Taylor Kirkman, 36, from Charleston, S.C., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/5/23 Joel Dunagan, 27, from Yelm, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/5/23 Brian Barnes, 27, from Taylorsville, Utah, and Joseph Borovina, 39, from Everett, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west boundary.

Location: Kvichak section
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/7/23 Eric Strain, 55, from Salt Lake City, Utah, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Kvichak section.

Location: Dillingham
Type Commercial fish closed period
On 7/1/23 Hans Nicholson, 70, of Wasilla, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/27/23 Kelly Stier, 44, of Bellingham, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Wood River of the Nushagak District.

Location: Ugashik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/22/23 Maxwell Alotrico, 32, from Mount Vernon, Wash., and Miles Oczkewicz, 31, from Bellingham, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Ugashik District, north line.

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/22/23 Daniel Sage, 29, from Arlington, Wash., and Cameron Schille, 29, from Stanwood, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Egegik District.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Several more Bristol Bay salmon fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/10/23 Avtanom Reutov, 37, of Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/7/23 Griffin Adams, 22, of King Salmon, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Nushagak District.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 Andrew Asaro, 54, from Monterey, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek-Kvichak District.

Location: Kvichak section
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/2/23 Donald Gardner, 62, from Gig Harbor, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Kvichak section.

Location: Naknek
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/6/23 Richard Aiello, 54, from Monterey, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 Linda Vardy, 60, and Timothy Vardy, 68, both from Stanwood, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District, west boundary line.

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 a 16-year-old juvenile male and Jeffery Burwell, 52, both from Wasilla, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek-Kvichak District, south line.

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Sitka troller cited, fish proceeds seized

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial troll closed waters
On 7/9/23 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed the F/V Karmon Dee commercial power trolling in the regulatory closed waters of Fish Bay, near Sitka. Permit holder and operator Andrew Scorzelli, 51, of Sitka, was cited. The proceeds from king and coho salmon onboard the vessel were seized.

More Bristol Bay fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/2/23 David Stenberg, 32, from Calgary, Alberta, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/3/23 Daniel Gero, 31, from Salt Lake City, Utah, and Michael Kane, 30, from Tacoma, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District, west boundary line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/23/23 Alexander Reutov, 44, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik.

Monday, July 10, 2023

Numerous Bristol Bay fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/3/23 Joseph Sukalski, 25, of Naknek, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west of the west line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/4/23 Evgeny Konev, 26, from Wasilla, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period and grounding
On 7/6/23 Giovanni Figueroa, 28, from La Quinta, Calif., and James Nash, 68, from Mount Vernon, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period and grounding prohibited in Egegik.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/8/23 Braden Nash, 33, from Soldotna, and Thomas Nash, 30, from Spring, Texas, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in Egegik, north boundary.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/8/23 Derek Depiero, 36, of Wilson, Wyo., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for fishing during a closed commercial fishing period.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/6/23 Matthew Davis, 33, from Anchorage, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/6/23 a 17-year-old juvenile male from Everett, Wash., and Robert Zuanich, 53, from Lynnwood, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/3/23 Christine Price, 48, from Dillingham, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for fishing during a closed period.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/30/23 David Barhan, 63, from St. Paul, Minn., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period and minimum distance of gear requirements in the Wood River of the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/30/23 Kaleb Westfall, 34, from Dillingham, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in a closed period in the Wood River of the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/3/23 Arseny Reutov, 23, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/1/23 Derek Edenshaw, 52, of Anchorage, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/5/23 Damian Serebrekoff, 23, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west of the west boundary line.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 William Faulkner, 45, from Kasilof, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/27/23 Eric Ohlsen, 53, from Albuquerque, N.M., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Wood River in the Nushagak District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/2/23 Mike Hoseth, 35, of Dillingham, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for fishing during a closed period in the Nushagak District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/6/23 Kereen Smith, 31, from Copper Center, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, north boundary.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/21/23 Kereen Smith, 31, from Copper Center, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/26/23 Mark Ludwig, 57, from Stanwood, Wash., and Kevin Sain, 59, from Hoquiam, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District, south line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/27/23 Sean McCabe, 61, from Bellingham, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District, west of west line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/23 Tyler Barker, 30, from Oldtown, Idaho, and Bruce Whiting, 66, from Mukilteo, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west of the west boundary.

Location: Egegik
Type: Drift gillnet too close to setnet
On 6/30/23 Zachary Brophy, 30, from Pahrump, Nev., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for drift gillnet too close to setnet in Egegik Bay.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 Juan Carlos Penaloza-Sanchez, 53, from Kodiak, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west of the west boundary.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 Jaymi Bethea, 30, from Fairplay, Colo., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/1/23 Curtis Ferris, 32, from Fairbanks, and Michael Ferris, 61, from Anchorage, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, western line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/2/23 Michael Olaire, 46, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west of the west line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/3/23 a 14-year-old juvenile male and Seth Wyman, 47, both from Wibaux, Mont., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west boundary.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/29/23 a 12-year-old juvenile male and Fred Reutov, 50, both from Canby, Ore., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District, west line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/29/23 Alexander Urie, 30, from Sammamish, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/29/23 Jordan Green, 43, from Seattle, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District, western boundary line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/29/23 Matthew North, 47, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik, west line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/29/23 Sergei Martushev, 36, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/23 Noah Francis, 24, from Sugar House, Utah, and Gabriel Kern, 25, from Salt Lake City, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/29/23 Bradley Heil, 63, and Tanner Heil, 27, both from Homer, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 6/30/23 Kollyn Smith, 38, from Springtown, Texas, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Egegik District.

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Three Bristol Bay fishermen cited at Egegik

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik west line
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/29/23 Micah Natwick, 22, from Anchorage, and William Kroontje, 26, from Lynden, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing closed waters on the Egegik west line.

Location: Egegik west line
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/30/23 James Plymire, 62, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing closed waters on the Egegik west line.

Sitka troller cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial troll closed period
On 6/25/23 Alaska Wildlife Troopers observed a commercial salmon power troll vessel actively fishing in the Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area, during a commercial salmon purse seine opening in the THA. The Deep Inlet THA is closed to commercial trolling during commercial net fishery openings. Josef Castle, 50, of Sitka, was cited with arraignment set in Sitka District Court.