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Illegal Sea Otter Pelt Trafficking Lands Sitka Man in PrisonAccording to court documents, 36-year-old Michael E. Smith illegally sold sea otter pelts while working at the Sitka Tribal Tannery.Related Content
A Sitka man has been sentenced to six months in prison for illegally trafficking sea otters.
According to court documents, 36-year-old Michael E. Smith illegally sold sea otter pelts while working at the Sitka Tribal Tannery. The tanned pelts were then shipped out of state to an undercover agent. Smith's arrest and sentencing is the result of a year and a half long undercover operation to crack down on sea otter hunting and trafficking in southeast Alaska. |
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Alaskan said on Thursday, Jan 10 at 4:49 PM
It is obvious that sunflower7catcher is ignorant to SE Alaska. Sea otters are substantially harming Alaska's fishery resources in Alaska. In CA where they are inundated by pollution, human encroachment, aqua flotsam...etc. they do have a problem, but that is CA.
111039582PAT DAVIS said on Monday, Jul 25 at 1:32 AM
Otters are COMPLETLEY wiping out resources in southeast alaska that are shipped all over the world to feed millions of PEOPLE. Resources that provide jobs that support families and local economies, so dont break the law! support a legal otter hunter ...
71236954TOM TRUMPER said on Sunday, Jul 24 at 9:48 AM
The native american people have been harvesting sea otters since time began its there right and duty to protect there inviroment and ours also.When the goverment and people who don't know anything but what they see on tv try to tell them how to do what they have done forever thats the crime!
71215589Abalone_Fred said on Friday, Jul 22 at 3:54 PM
I'm glad to see that somebody's working on the sea otter problem. It is difficult under current restrictions to eradicate these ocean going weasels. Sea otters are destroying shell fisheries at an alarming rate. I fully support the Legal, Federally sanctioned harvesting of sea otters.
71152269sunflower7catcher said on Tuesday, Jul 12 at 5:13 PM
GOOD GOIN'! Our critters have a hard enough time surviving with pollution, human encroachment, aqua flotsam....ect. without the likes of these murderous (the lives of the otters) theives ! ! ! hope you other illegal hunters and trappers take notice !
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