Moore v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

OPINION

BURKE, Chief Justice.

I

This case arises under the Alaska Limited Entry Act, AS 16.43.010 — 16.43.990, which created the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (“CFEC” or “Commission”) to regulate and control entry into commercial fisheries through the use of limited entry permits. The Commission distributes entry permits to those applicants who have the highest point totals. Points are awarded for economic dependence on fishing and past participation in the particular fishery.

Brian Moore filed a timely application for a Peninsula-Aleutians salmon drift gill net limited entry permit in…