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Coast Guard issues illegal fishing citation to vessel near Kodiak

Photo credit: US Coast Guard
Photo credit: US Coast Guard

A Coast Guard boarding team from the Cutter Chandeleur issued a citation to a fishing vessel near Kodiak for eight illegally retained halibut outside of the season.

The fishing vessel Currency, a 48-foot vessel based out of Homer was stopped about 12 miles west of cape Barnabas while fishing for Cod.

The Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur is a 110-foot Island Class patrol boat based out of Valdez