Aquatic Farmers and Permit Information

• Current Aquatic Farm Operation Permit Contact Listing
• Aquatic Farm Operation Permit Status by Permit Holder
• Aquatic Farm Approved Species by Permit Holder

Annual Farming Production Summary

• Aquatic Farming Production and Number of Farms
  1990-2011 Aquatic Farming Production and Number of Farms
• Statewide Aquatic Farming Production and Value Data
  1990-2011 Statewide Aquatic Farming Production and Value Data

Wild Stock Geoduck Harvests from Aquatic Farm Sites

Currently, as stated in AS 16.40.105(5), the department cannot permit a subtidal aquatic farm site if it contains more than an insignificant population of wild stock. Holders of aquatic farm operation permits for subtidal geoduck farms are allowed to harvest insignificant amounts of wild stock geoducks from their farm sites under AS 16.40.100(b)(2). Operation permit holders must apply for an aquatic farm interim-use permit specific to each farm site, issued annually by Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC), before they can harvest wild stock from their farm sites. Permit holders are required to report their harvest information to the department. As per AS 16.40.155, the department may release records regarding cumulative annual harvests of wild stocks at individual aquatic farm sites.

Details on the annual cumulative number of wild stock geoducks harvested on each permitted subtidal farm by year between 2006 and 2009 are available:

• Wild Stock Geoduck Annual Harvests on Subtidal Aquatic Farm Sites, 2006-2010 (PDF 37 kB)

More details of subtidal aquatic farm requirements are available on the Mariculture permitting and reporting pages.

Certified Seed Sources

• List of Certified Seed Sources (PDF 118 kB)
• Certification Requirements

For more details on the ADF&G certification requirements for shellfish refer to the Regional Information Report 5J10-01, Regulation Changes, Policies and Guidelines for Alaska Fish and Shellfish Health and Disease Control
(PDF 516 kB) By Ted Meyers. May 2010.