Suydam v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

At issue in this appeal is the decision of the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission denying Antril C. Suydam’s application for a Prince William Sound herring purse seine entry permit. Under the- Alaska Limited Entry Act (Act), AS 16.43.010 et seq., permit applicants are ranked under a point system according to their economic dependence upon and past participation in the fishery. See 20 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 05.600 (1997). In this case, substantial evidence supported the Commission’s finding that Suydam was not domiciled in Kodiak in 1976,…