AK HB107

Establishes a fisheries rehabilitation permit allowing qualified persons to collect fish eggs, fertilize and incubate them, and release eggs, larvae, or fry back into Alaska waters, plus enhance habitat to aid fish survival.

Requires a $100 application fee and submission of detailed plans including project feasibility, management strategy, communication with stakeholders, species information, and genetics management.

Permits may only be issued if the commissioner determines the project will restore or increase fish populations in waters with unmet subsistence goals, identified population declines, or limited populations, without harming indigenous wild stocks or introducing nonindigenous species.

Limits permittees to collecting no more than 500,000 eggs for fertilization and requires implementation of controls to prevent introduction of nonindigenous or invasive pathogens.

Permits are valid for five years and may be extended; released fish become available for common use and are subject to applicable state law like naturally occurring fish.