Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 16.43.230 (2026)
Designation of distressed fisheries
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Sec. 16.43.230. Designation of distressed fisheries.
Pending the determination of maximum numbers of entry permits under AS 16.43.240 and before the initial issue of entry permits under AS 16.43.270, the commission shall designate as distressed fisheries those for which it estimates that the optimum number of entry permits will be less than the highest number of units of gear fished in that fishery during any one of the four years immediately preceding January 1, 1973.
Pending the determination of maximum numbers of entry permits under AS 16.43.240 and before the initial issue of entry permits under AS 16.43.270, the commission shall designate as distressed fisheries those for which it estimates that the optimum number of entry permits will be less than the highest number of units of gear fished in that fishery during any one of the four years immediately preceding January 1, 1973.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1988–2004 · leading case: Johns v. Com. Fisheries Entry Comm'n, 758 P.2d 1256 (Alaska 1988).
Johns v. Com. Fisheries Entry Comm'n, 758 P.2d 1256 (Alaska 1988). “AS 16.43.230. In addition, the CFEC was to limit entry into those fisheries that, although not designated as distressed, had reached levels of participation which required limitation in order to achieve the purposes of the Act.”
Simpson v. State, Com. Fisheries Entry Comm'n, 101 P.3d 605 (Alaska 2004). “[ (b) If, within the lowest priority classification of qualified applicants to which some entry permits may be issued, there are more applicants thar} there are entry permits to be issued, then the allocation of entry permits within that priority classification shall be by…”
Est. of Lewis v. State, Com. Fisheries Entry Comm'n, 892 P.2d 175 (Alaska 1995). “Once the CFEC limits entry into a fishery, it classifies the fishery as “distressed” or “non-distressed,” AS 16.43.230, establishes the maximum number of limited entry permits which may be issued, AS 16.”
State v. Dupier, 74 P.3d 922 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “without additional legislation." 1973 House Journal 504.”
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