ALASKA’S AQUATIC FARM PROGRAM
Application Opening Period
January 1, 2011 through May 2, 2011
PART II
INSTRUCTIONS AND APPLICATION
1. Answer ALL questions using the blanks provided or include additional pages.
2. If additional pages are included, write the corresponding question number from the application on the
appropriate page(s).
3. Type or print answers clearly in black ink.
4. An agent cannot sign the application form for the applicant; the applicant must submit the application with an
original signature.
5. STATE AGENCY FEES: Mail the applicable fees with the completed application packet to:
Department of Natural Resources
Aquatic Farm Application
th
550 W. 7
Avenue, Suite 1260
Anchorage, AK 99501-3557
Application Fee: A non-refundable application fee paid to Department of Natural Resources (ADNR) is
currently set at $100 for individuals or $200 for corporations.
Survey Fee: If your proposed project involves on-bottom clam farming techniques, Alaska Department of
Fish and Game (ADF&G) will need to conduct a survey to determine the abundance of wild stock
shellfish at the proposed site. The fee for the survey is $2,000** for an intertidal on-bottom site and
$5,000** for a subtidal on-bottom site. Mail a separate check for this survey, made out to ADF&G, and
submit it along with the completed application packet. **Note: The actual cost may vary by site, please
refer to Part I.
Other Fees: A summary of all state fees applicable to aquatic farms sites can be found in Part I.
6. The original application including attachments and all required fees must be delivered and physically
present in the Alaska Department of Natural Resources office listed above by 5:00 p.m., Monday, May 2,
2011.
7. If you are applying for more than one site and the boundaries of any additional sites are more than three
nautical miles apart, you must submit a separate application for these sites. Alternate sites with a distance of
more than three nautical miles apart will not be accepted on the same application.
8. Please Note: The aquatic farm review is for the specific project that you identify in your application. If you
decide to change the location or increase the footprint of your operation during the review period, processing
of your application will stop, and you will need to re-apply during a subsequent filing period.
For assistance completing the application, please call John S. Thiede (ADNR) at (907) 269-8543, Cynthia Pring-
Ham (ADF&G) at (907) 465-6150, Lorraine Vercessi (ADF&G) at (907) 465-6423, or David Petree (ADF&G) at
(907) 465-6122.
Aquatic Farm Program
You may download this application,
Instructions/Application - Part II
from the following website:
Revised December 2010
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