Saturday, August 3, 2024

Nets, proceeds seized in Cook Inlet dipnet case

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kenai
Type: Commercial dipnetting violation
On 7/18/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers received a complaint of commercial dipnetters using illegal gear on the North Kenai Beach. Due to low king salmon abundance, commercial set gillnet fishing has been closed in the Kenai, Kasilof and East Forelands sections of Upper Cook Inlet. Commercial set gillnet permit holders have been allowed to use dipnets to commercial fish at their setnet sites. AWT responded and contacted permit holders Ted Crookston, 67, and Alan Crookston, 44, both of Utah. Investigation determined they were fishing with gear that met the legal definition of a set gillnet and not a dipnet. AWT seized the nets and proceeds from the illegally caught fish. Charges are pending in Kenai District Court.

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Wrangell man charged with wasting salmon

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Waste of commercial salmon
On 8/1/24 Brandon Kenfield, 29, of Wrangell, was issued a citation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Wrangell Post, for wasting commercial-caught salmon. Kenfield has a mandatory court date set for 9/10/24 in the Ketchikan courthouse.

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Three more Bristol Bay fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/22/24 Zenon A. Martushev, 31, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters on the Egegik northern boundary line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Grounding prohibited
On 7/8/24 Thomas C. Aliotti, 55, from Bellingham, Wash., and Daniel J. Harmon, 29, from Bainbridge Island, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for grounding prohibited in Egegik.

Sablefish harvester cited at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Landing permit violation
On 7/23/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to a report of a vessel offloading IFQ pot sablefish without the proper state of Alaska landing permit. Investigation revealed John Curry, 80, of Washington state, had landed sablefish without the proper CFEC permit. Curry was cited with arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Another round of citations issued in Bristol Bay

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kvichak section
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/12/24 Evan D. Brill-Kowles, 34, and Spencer C. Burnfield, 39, both from Homer, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Kvichak section.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/10/24 Jacob M. Gimpel, 25, from Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Malik N. Keval, 30, from La Conner, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik.

Location: Ugashik Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/8/24 Aristotelis Georgakopoulos, 35, from Bellingham, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Ugashik Bay.

Location: Ugashik Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/8/24 John S. Girvan, 74, from San Antonio, Texas, and Ryan D. Guiggey, 46, from Salt Lake City, Utah, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Ugashik Bay.

Location: Ugashik District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/7/24 Daniel L. Frazer, 38, from Choteau, Mont., and Zachary D. Lindor, 34, from Cle Elum, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Ugashik District.

Location: Dillingham
Type: Failure to report lost net
On 7/6/24 Roscoe Schroeder, 51, from Anchorage, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for failing to report lost net and commercial fishing with drift gillnet within 300 feet of set gillnets in the Nushagak District.

Location: Ugashik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 6/27/24 Warren F. Gibbons, 69, and Evan C. Villalobos, 29, both from Bellingham, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters on the north line, Ugashik District.

Saturday, July 20, 2024

A few more Bristol Bay fishermen cited

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/9/24 Ethan O. Wood, 23, from Riverton, Utah, and Jason R. Wood, 52, from American Fork, Utah, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Naknek-Kvichak District, south line.

Location: Egegik
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/11/24 Joseph A. Resetarits, 29, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in Egegik on 7/30/23.

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Fisherman charged at Sitka with lingcod infraction

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Lingcod bycatch
On 7/17/24 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Jeffrey Thomas, 44, of Washington state, regarding retention of lingcod in the commercial halibut fishery. Investigation revealed Thomas had unlawfully retained and sold lingcod after fishing in the Northern Southeast Outside section when lingcod bycatch retention was closed by emergency order. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.