Grunert v. State

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Michael Grunert, a fisher in the Chignik Purse Seine Salmon Fishery, argues that an Alaska Board of Fisheries regulation creating a Chignik cooperative fishery and allocating a quota of salmon to that fishery is invalid on grounds it exceeds the scope of the board’s authority, is inconsistent with the statutory definition of “fishery” in the Limited Entry Act, is inconsistent with the Limited Entry Act’s purpose and policy, and is unconstitutional. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the board, denied summary judgment to Grunert, and…