Jones v. Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

This case is an appeal from a superior court decision upholding the denial of an application for a limited entry permit by the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC). We conclude that there was substantial evidence to support the CFEC’s rejection of appellant’s claim for vessel ownership points, but that the case must be remanded to the CFEC for further consideration of appellant’s claim for special circumstances points.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 1976, appellant Lyle Jones applied for a limited entry permit'for the Southeastern Alaska salmon purse seine fishery. Under its…