Wickersham v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

OPINION

BURKE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case is a consolidation of six appeals arising under the Alaska Limited Entry Act, AS 16.43.010-16.43.990. 1 All six appellants filed untimely applications to the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission [hereinafter “CFEC” or “Commission”] for entry permits into either the Prince William Sound or Cook Inlet drift gill net fisheries. One of the appellants, Leroy Clendenen, was an Isakson applicant, meaning that he held a gear license for the first time in 1973 or 1974 and, therefore, had to file an application by September 30,1977 with a 30 day…