Notice to the Public and Request for Information
LAS 35978
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Subject to AS 35.05.850, the Southeast Regional Land Office has received an application for the following:
APPLICANT: Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (NSRAA)
PROJECT NAME: LAS 35978
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
State-owned tide and submerged land in Keku Straits adjacent to Kuiu Island, approximately 7.5 miles southwest of Kake at 56.8938°N, 134.0820°W.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Approximately 15 acres of state-owned tide and submerged land in SE1/4 SW1/4 Section 28, Township 57 South, Range 72 East, Copper River Meridian
REQUESTED ACTIVITY:
NSRAA (applicant) is requesting a five-year Land Use Permit for the year-round moorage of commercial-use salmon-rearing net pen array and the seasonal (January 1 – June 30) moorage of an associated caretaker barge. The net pens (22 pens, each 40 feet by 40 feet, configured in two ladders of nine and one ladder of four for a total of 35,200 square feet) and the barge (40 feet by 80 feet, totaling 3,200 square feet) would be secured to the tide and submerged land with three 2,000-pound Danforth anchors and eight rock bolts placed below mean high water (MHW).
PROPOSED DATES OF USE:
Start: May 21, 2026
End: May 20, 2031
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: May 18, 2026
The public is invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a discussion is made on this activity. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at the email address below or to the Southeast Regional Land Office, 400 Willoughby Ave./PO Box 111020, Juneau, AK 99811-1020 on or before 5:00 PM on the date noted above. Questions concerning this activity should be directed to Christi Scott, Telephone: (907) 465-3427; FAX (907) 500-9011 or email christi.scott@alaska.gov.
After review and adjudication, we may issue an authorization with stipulations for the activity. The activity may be modified during the review and adjudication process.
DNR-DMLW complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications to comment should contact Alaska Relay at 711 or 800-770-8973 for TTY services.
DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.