Kaktovic Whaling Captain Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violation of Marine Mammal Act

Kaktovic Whaling Captain Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violation of Marine Mammal Act

  U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder revealed on Friday that Kaktovic Whaling Captain 36-year-old Christopher L. Gordon was sentenced in U.S District Court by Judge Ralph Beistline to serve three months in Federal Prison followed by one year of supervised release and must pay a $4,500 fine for violating the Marine Mammals Act in December of […]

Kaktovik Man Faces Federal Charges in Polar Bear Killing

Kaktovik Man Faces Federal Charges in Polar Bear Killing

  The Department of Justice’s Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Kaktovik man faces federal charges for knowingly taking a polar bear in a manner unlawful under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and has been charged with Wasteful Taking of a Marine Mammal. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened an investigation this Spring after […]

Cordova/Wasilla Fishermen Sentenced for Killing 15 Sea Lions During 2015 Copper River Fishery

Cordova/Wasilla Fishermen Sentenced for Killing 15 Sea Lions During 2015 Copper River Fishery

Two men convicted of “Marine Mammal Protection Act –Illegal Take,” for killing 15 Steller Sea Lions during the 2015 salmon season at the mouth of the Copper River were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, the Department of Justice revealed. Both men, 31-year-old Jon Nichols of Cordova, and 21-year-old Teddy Turgeon of Wasilla pleaded guilty […]