ANCHORAGE (AP) — A southeast
Alaska commercial fisherman convicted
of fishing in a state research area has
been sentenced to 30 days in jail and
fined more than $35,000.
Alaska State Troopers say 45-yearold
Jonathan McGraw Jr. of Naukati
Bay pleaded guilty last week to fishing
in closed waters of Whale Pass and
providing false information on a fish
ticket. Both are misdemeanors.
Wildlife troopers determined that
McGraw in late 2017 and early 2018
harvested sea cucumbers in the research
area where commercial diving
is never permitted.
He was fined $35,228. The fine
matched the value of the sea cucumbers
caught on seven occasions and totaling
7,506 pounds (3405 kilograms).
McGraw will lose his commercial
fishing privileges and be on probation
for one year.
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