Bristol Bay fisheries patrol issues citations

Published Tuesday, July 22, 2008

KODIAK -- The Bristol Bay fishery trooper patrol boat has been kept busy this summer.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety is reporting a wide range of enforcement activity in Bristol Bay.

Enforcement activity in the Egegik, Ugashik and Naknek/Kvichnak districts included 55 cases.

Troopers say 146 commercial fishing vessels were boarded. A total of 36 commercial fish warnings and 57 citations were issued for commercial fishing offenses.

One person was arrested.

Alaska Wildlife Trooper Sgt. Paul Fussey says the reported enforcement activity yielded no unusual surprises.

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