An Act relating to electronic monitoring of fishing vessels using trawl gear in a finfish fishery; relating to administrative areas for regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits; and providing for an effective date.

Summary

The act obliges all vessels registered for Alaska’s commercial finfish trawl fishery to join an electronic monitoring program and bars the commissioner from charging fishers to fund that program. It also establishes a separate administrative area on the east side of Cook Inlet for commercial set‑net fishing, defines which statistical areas are included, and sets out how existing entry permits will be reassigned and appealed. The law takes effect on January 1 2027, with some provisions becoming effective immediately.

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