Crabber Sentenced to a Year in Jail for Attempting Illegal Sale

Crabber sentenced to a year in jail for attempting illegal sale

A Kodiak fisherman has been sentenced to spend a year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of tanner crab, much of it infected with a parasitic disease, out of Southeast Alaska for sale in Washington state, federal officials said. The fisherman, Corey Potter, was also sentenced to two years’ supervised release following his jail term, during which he will be barred from commercial fi...

Alaska man sentenced for shipping crabs with parasitic disease to WA

A Kodiak, Alaska, fisher has been sentenced to a year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of Tanner crab, much of it infected with a parasitic disease, out of Alaska to Washington state, federal officials said.