OPINION
PER CURIAM.
David Reynolds was convicted of fishing in closed waters in violation of 5 AAC 06.350(b). He appeals, contending that the trial judge's failure to require a showing of mens rea was error. We agree, and therefore reverse Reynolds' conviction.
Reynolds is a commercial fisherman in the Bristol Bay area. On July 21, 1981, his boat drifted up the Kvichak River with the tide past two shore markers beyond which gill net fishing...
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