Sec. 16.43.400. Special harvest area entry permits.
(a) In addition to entry permits, interim-use permits, and educational permits, the commission may issue special harvest area entry permits to (1) holders of private, nonprofit hatchery permits issued by the Department of Fish and Game under AS 16.10.400 – 16.10.475 for salmon; and (2) nonprofit organizations holding a permit under AS 16.12 for a […]
Sec. 16.43.240. Determination of the maximum number of entry permits for initial issue.
(a) Except as provided in AS 16.43.270(a), the maximum number of entry permits for a distressed fishery designated under AS 16.43.230 shall be the highest number of units of gear fished in that fishery during any one of the four years immediately preceding January 1, 1973. (b) When the commission finds that a fishery, not […]
Sec. 16.43.410. Term and conditions of special harvest area entry permits.
(a) Special harvest area entry permits may be applied for on an annual basis and shall be issued for a term of one year. A permit is nontransferable. (b) A special harvest area entry permit may only be issued for the applicable area designated by the Department of Fish and Game as a special harvest […]
Sec. 16.43.250. Standards for initial issue of entry permits.
(a) Following the establishment of the maximum number of units of gear for a particular fishery under AS 16.43.240, the commission shall adopt regulations establishing qualifications for ranking applicants for entry permits according to the degree of hardship that they would suffer by exclusion from the fishery. The regulations shall define priority classifications of similarly […]
Sec. 16.43.420. Disposition of fish.
Fish caught under the authority of a special harvest area entry permit are the property of the permit holder. The permit holder may sell the fish if the proceeds are used in the manner described in AS 16.10.450.
Sec. 16.43.260. Application for initial issue of entry permits.
(a) The commission shall accept applications for entry permits only from applicants who have harvested fishery resources commercially while participating in the fishery as holders of gear licenses issued under former AS 16.05.536 – 16.05.670 or interim-use permits under AS 16.43.210(a) or 16.43.225 before the qualification date established in (d), (e), or (f) of this […]
Sec. 16.43.430. Authorized gear.
For the purposes of harvesting salmon or shellfish, a special harvest area entry permit holder may employ any fishing gear designated as legal gear in the applicable special harvest area by the Board of Fisheries.
Sec. 16.43.270. Initial issuance of entry permits.
(a) The commission shall issue entry permits, for each fishery, first to all qualified applicants in the priority classifications designated under AS 16.43.250(b) and then to qualified applicants in order of descending priority classification, until the number of entry permits issued equals the maximum number of entry permits established under AS 16.43.230 and 16.43.240 for […]
Sec. 16.43.440. Adoption of regulations.
(a) Use privileges granted under AS 16.43.400 – 16.43.440 are subject to the regulations of the Board of Fisheries. (b) The commission, after consultation with the Department of Fish and Game, shall adopt regulations that are reasonably necessary to implement AS 16.43.400 – 16.43.440.
Sec. 16.43.290. Optimum number of entry permits.
Following the issuance of entry permits under AS 16.43.270, the commission shall establish the optimum number of entry permits for each fishery based upon a reasonable balance of the following general standards: (1) the number of entry permits sufficient to maintain an economically healthy fishery that will result in a reasonable average rate of economic […]