AS 16.10.945: Definitions.

In AS 16.10.890 — 16.10.945,

(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development;

(2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(3) “hatchery” has the meaning given in AS 16.40.199;

(4) “mariculture” means the farming of shellfish and aquatic plants as defined in AS 16.40.199;

(5) “shellfish enhancement project” means a project to

(A) augment the yield or harvest of shellfish above naturally occurring levels using a natural, artificial, or semiartificial production system; or

(B) rehabilitate a shellfish stock by restoring it to its naturally occurring levels of productivity.