Johns v. Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

This appeal raises several challenges to the limitation of the Southeast Alaska roe herring purse seine fishery. Specifically, the appellants argue that the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) made errors in establishing the maximum number of entry permits for the fishery. The appellants also claim that the hardship priority classification scheme established for the fishery failed to consider relevant factors. Finally, the appellants argue that the CFEC erred in failing to set an optimum number for the fishery.

BACKGROUND ON THE LIMITED ENTRY ACT

In 1973,…