Maritime Law

State v. North Pacific Fishing, Inc.

Posted on January 1st, 2022

MARITIME LAW Maddie Ayer In State v. North Pacific Fishing, Inc., 485 P.3d 1040 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that a fishery resource landing tax imposed on two commercial fishing companies did not violate the Import-Export and Tonnage Clauses of the United States Constitution or 33 U.S.C. § 5(b). (Id. at 1045). The fishing Continue Reading »

Chaney v. State

Posted on March 10th, 2021

ADMIRALTY LAW Kristen M. Renberg, PhD   Chaney v. State In Chaney v. States, 478 P.3d 222, (Alaska Ct. App. 2020), the court of appeals held that a defendant was properly convicted of fishing with an overlength commercial salmon seine vessel and the regulation for measuring the length of vessels adopted by the State’s Board Continue Reading »

Maritime Law

State v. North Pacific Fishing, Inc.

Posted on January 1st, 2022

MARITIME LAW Maddie Ayer In State v. North Pacific Fishing, Inc., 485 P.3d 1040 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that a fishery resource landing tax imposed on two commercial fishing companies did not violate the Import-Export and Tonnage Clauses of the United States Constitution or 33 U.S.C. § 5(b). (Id. at 1045). The fishing Continue Reading »

Chaney v. State

Posted on March 10th, 2021

ADMIRALTY LAW Kristen M. Renberg, PhD   Chaney v. State In Chaney v. States, 478 P.3d 222, (Alaska Ct. App. 2020), the court of appeals held that a defendant was properly convicted of fishing with an overlength commercial salmon seine vessel and the regulation for measuring the length of vessels adopted by the State’s Board Continue Reading »