Fact Sheet Board: Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission Board identification number: 020 Department: FISH & GAME Authority: AS 16.43.020; AS 39.50.200 Status: Active Sunset date: Requirements: Legislative Confirmation and Financial Disclosure Prohibitions: None Term: 4 years Chair: Governor appoints. Description: The board consists of 2 members appointed by Governor with a broad range of professional experience, none of whom has a vested economic interest in an interim-use permit, entry permit, commercial fishing vessel or gear, or in any fishery resource processing or marketing business (AS 16.43.050). Function: The board promotes conservation and sustained yield management of fishery resource and regulates/controls entry into commercial fisheries. Special facts: A quorum consists of 2 members unless there is a vacancy, which does not impair the authority of a single commissioner who may exercise all the powers and perform al the duties of the commission. The commission is a regulatory and quasi-judicial agency. Members may be removed for cause. The Governor designates chair for two years (may be designated for successive two-year terms). Compensation: Salary Equal to Step in Range 25 Meetings: Commission members are salaried and meet throughout the year. For further information and to reach individual members, contact: Ty McMichael IT Data Processing Services Leader Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission P.O. Box 110302 Juneau, AK 99801-0302 Phone: (907) 790-6950 Fax: (907) 789-6170 Board Roster Website