Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

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On 12/16/24, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, cited Kenneth Middleton, age 58 of Oregon, for taking lingcod bycatch in the commercial longline fishery during a closed period.  Investigation revealed Middleton had landed approximately 1750lbs of lingcod in Washington after having taken the fish in the waters of Icy Bay Subsection, near Yakutat, in late October 2024.  The area had been closed to lingcod harvest by emergency order.  The violation was identified and reported by the fish processor.  An arraignment is set in the district court at Yakutat.