State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land & Water
Southcentral Regional Land Office
550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 900C
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577
ADL 234203
Aquatic Farmsite Lease
Seldovia Seaweed
Seldovia Bay (USGS Quad Map Seldovia B-5)
Public and Agency Notice
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945
Pursuant to AS 38.05.083, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land, and Water (DMLW) has made a Preliminary Decision to offer a 10-year aquatic farm lease to Seldovia Seaweed. The proposed lease would authorize the maintenance of a submerged longline culture system for the commercial growth and harvest of sea lettuce (Ulvaria obscura), sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima), and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana). The proposed lease consists of one parcel that is 4.59 acres more or less, of state-owned tide and submerged lands located near the southwest end of Kachemak Bay, within Seldovia Bay, approximately 1 mile south of Seldovia, Alaska. The location of the project area is further described as being within SW1/4 of Section 6 and NW1/4 of Section 7, Township 9 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska.
The public and agencies are invited to review and comment on this decision. View a copy of the Preliminary Decision and application materials attached. Please direct written comments to Emily Gettis via email to emily.gettis@alaska.gov, or send written comments to:
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land, and Water
Southcentral Regional Land Office
550 W 7th Ave, Suite 900C,
ATTN: Emily Gettis
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Submit written comments no later than 11:59PM on MARCH 17, 2026. All comments must be received in writing at the mailing address or by email by the Public Notice end date.
If you have any questions, please contact Emily Gettis at (907) 269-8567 or via email. To be eligible to appeal DNR’s Final Finding and Decision, under AS 38.05.035(i)-(m), a person must have submitted written comments during this comment period.
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