Legal Opinion
Alaska Fish Spotters Ass'n v. State, Department of Fish & Game
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 1992No. S-4540PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
The Alaska Fish Spotters Association and several individual fish spotters operating in Bristol Bay (Fish Spotters) challenged 5 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 06.378 (1991), which prohibits the use of aircraft to locate salmon during open commercial salmon fishing periods. The superior court upheld the regulation. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1988 the Alaska Board of Fisheries (Board) adopted a statewide ban on the use of aircraft for the purposes of locating salmon for commercial taking or directing commercial salmon fishing operations. 5 AAC…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Owsichek v. State, Guide Licensing & Control BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
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