• C/P North Star — Owner North Star Vessel LLC and operator Joshua Buchan were charged jointly and severally under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act with exceeding the maximum retainable amount of pollock. A $23,408 NOVA (notice of violation and assessment) was issued, and the case settled for $12,204.
Sunday, August 3, 2025
$12K settlement reached in factory trawl case
NOAA's Office of General Counsel reports the following case resolution:
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Penalties issued in two federal enforcement cases
NOAA's Office of General Counsel reports the following cases charged recently:
• F/V Baranof — Owner Romanzof Fishing Co. LLC and operator Reynaldo Rubalcava were charged jointly and severally under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act with failing to maintain a current NMFS-approved flow scale and video monitoring system for Pacific cod. A $15,176 NOVA (notice of violation and assessment) was issued.
• F/V Northern Endurance — Owner F/V Northern Endurance LLC and operator Michael McKee II were charged jointly and severally under the Magnuson-Stevens Act for discarding IFQ sablefish and rockfish, failing to report discards, and failing to submit Daily Fishing Log sheets to OLE. A $16,500 NOVA was issued.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Two more Bristol Bay fishermen cited
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Naknek section
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/14/25 William R. Olsen, 64, from Cathlamet, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Naknek section.
Location: Dillingham
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/8/25 Kiril Martushev, 37, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in Nushagak.
Monday, July 21, 2025
Two Petersburg fishermen cited
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Petersburg
Type: Commercial Dungeness violation
On 7/20/25 Michael Norheim, 27, of Petersburg, was issued two summonses for commercial Dungeness violations. Norheim, permit holder aboard the F/V Hood Point, was found to be in possession of undersized Dungeness crab and utilized Dungeness crab pots that did not meet the requirement for escape rings.
Location: Petersburg
Type: Commercial longline violation
On 7/16/25 Robert Schwartz, 59, of Petersburg, was issued a summons by Alaska Wildlife Troopers. Schwartz, the permit holder and owner of the F/V Zeus, retained over the bycatch limit of lingcod.
Four cited for Bristol Bay district transfer violation
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: District transfer
On 7/8/25 the Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited the following individuals aboard the fishing vessel Thunder for commercial fishing during a 48-hour district transfer period in the Naknek-Kvichak District: Taran White, 42, from Sandpoint, Idaho; Quintin K. Chow, 28, from Homer; Caymus A. Thomas, 29, from Palmer; and Brandon D. Kurtz, 22, from Vernal, Utah.
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Four charged with illegal fishing in Bristol Bay
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Kvichak Bay
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/14/25 Bryan W. McMahan, 41, from Gakona, and a 14-year-old juvenile, from Wasilla, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in Kvichak Bay.
Location: Naknek section
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/13/25 Jehra C. Moore, 40, from Sedro-Woolley, Wash., and Jonathon D. Wicker, 41, from Choteau, Mont., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Naknek section.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Troopers cite another slug of Bristol Bay fishermen
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/15/25 Allan D. Acheson, 69, from Everett, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Egegik District.
Location: Egegik District
Type: Overlength net
On 7/12/25 Walter T. Disarro, 37, from Wasilla, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for gillnet overlength in the Egegik District.
Location: Egegik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/12/25 Matthew Johnson, 35, from Green Cove Springs, Fla., and Conor Roland-Chicvara, 35, from Bellingham, Wash., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Egegik District.
Location: Ugashik — Smokey Point
Type: Grounding prohibited
On 7/10/25 Antony A. Basargin, 48, and Kristina A. Basargin, 32, both from Homer, were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for grounding prohibited.
Location: Egegik District
Type: Overlength net
On 7/10/25 Terri M. Popa, 66, from Fallbrook, Calif., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for gillnet overlength in the Egegik District.
Location: Ugashik north line
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/9/25 Kalistrat Basargin, 23, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters on the Ugashik north line.
Location: Ugashik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/9/25 Olav Refvik, 67, and Gabriel B. Karp, 21, both from Key Largo, Fla., were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Ugashik District.
Location: Ugashik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/9/25 Dimitry B. Basargin, 20, from Homer, was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters in the Ugashik District.
Location: Ugashik District
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 7/7/25 Kieran R. Barr, 56, from Freeland, Wash., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing in closed waters.
Location: Naknek-Kvichak District
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 7/5/25 George George, 70, from Dade City, Fla., was cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing during a closed period in the Kvichak section of the Naknek-Kvichak District.
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