Applying for Operation Permit
Pre-Authorized Sites
You can also apply for deactivated or closed sites through Department of Natural Resources (DNR) during the regular joint-agency aquatic farming application opening period from January 1 through April 30. You must use the same or smaller footprint within the pre-authorized site.
Once you have completed the application and provided information, you can submit the completed application to DNR with the applicable application filing fee (PDF 92 kB). If the proposed site is on-bottom, an applicant must include an additional survey fee of $5,000 for subtidal and $2,000 for intertidal, to determine the initial abundance of the wild stock on the site of the species intended for culture.
- List of Pre-authorized sites to lease (PDF 12 kB). The list provides site, culture method, total acres available, and DNR ADL numbers associated with the site. Please refer to DNR web page at: Identified Locations for Potential Aquatic Farms to determine what is currently available
For more information, please contact the Department of Natural Resources aquatic farming program coordinator at (907) 269-8543 or visit the following website: www.dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/aquatic/otc/index.cfm