Sec. 16.43.980. Report and recommendations.
(a) The commission shall prepare an annual report and notify the legislature that it is available. The report must include but not be limited to the following: (1) a progress report on the reduction of entry permits to optimum levels; (2) recommendations for additional legislation relating to the regulation of entry of participants and vessels […]
Sec. 16.43.990. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “commission” means the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission; (2) “economically healthy fishery” means a fishery that yields a sufficient rate of economic return to the fishermen participating in it to provide for, among other things, the following: (A) maintenance of vessels and gear in satisfactory and safe operating condition; and (B) […]
Sec. 16.43.850. Point system.
(a) For the purpose of identifying frequent violators of commercial fishing laws in salmon fisheries, the commission shall adopt regulations establishing a uniform system for the suspension of commercial salmon fishing privileges by assigning demerit points for convictions for violations of commercial fishing laws in salmon fisheries that are reported to the commission under AS […]
Sec. 16.43.855. Assessment of points.
(a) Notice of each assessment of points shall be given to the permit holder. Notice shall also be given to the permit holder before the expiration of a suspension of commercial salmon fishing privileges under AS 16.43.850(d) that subsequent violations of commercial fishing laws in the salmon fishery may result in further suspensions of the […]
Sec. 16.43.860. Suspension.
(a) A permit holder whose commercial salmon fishing privileges for a salmon fishery are suspended under AS 16.43.850 – 16.43.895 may not obtain an entry permit or interim-use permit for that salmon fishery during the period of the suspension of the privileges. During the period for which the permit holder’s privilege to obtain an entry […]
Sec. 16.43.320. Administration of the buy-back program.
The commission shall adopt regulations providing for the purchase of transferable entry permits with money in the buy-back fund for each fishery. The commission shall cease purchases of entry permits in a fishery when the number of entry permits in the fishery has been reduced to the optimum number. The commission shall terminate a buy-back […]
Sec. 16.43.330. Issuance of new entry permits; appropriations related to fleet reduction.
(a) When the number of outstanding entry permits for a fishery is less than the optimum number established under AS 16.43.290, the commission shall issue new entry permits to applicants who are presently able to engage actively in the fishery until the optimum number is reached. (b) The commission shall determine equitable methods of issuance, […]
Sec. 16.43.340. Educational entry permits.
(a) In addition to entry permits and interim-use permits, the commission may issue educational entry permits to public, private, or denominational educational institutions accredited by the Department of Education and Early Development or accredited institutions, career, or vocational programs approved by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, or full-time nonprofit residential child care facilities licensed […]
Sec. 16.43.351. Term and conditions of educational entry permit.
(a) Educational entry permits may be applied for on an annual basis and shall be issued for a term of one year. The permits are nontransferable. (b) A recipient may be issued an educational entry permit valid for designated fisheries in the administrative area the commission determines to be appropriate, considering the nature of the […]
Sec. 16.43.361. Disposition of fish.
Fish caught under the authority of an educational entry permit are the property of the recipient of the permit. The recipient may sell the fish and use the proceeds to pay for the costs of the training program. Revenues generated from the sale of fish harvested under an educational entry permit shall be paid to […]