Alaska Statutes
Article 8. Commercial Fishing Loan Act.
Sec. 16.10.360. Definitions.

In AS 16.10.300 - 16.10.370,
(1) “commission” means the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development;
(3) “debtor” means an individual commercial fisherman who either initially contracts for a loan under AS 16.10.333 - 16.10.337 or assumes a loan as provided in those sections;
(4) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(5) “quota share” means a transferable license, permit, or right issued by the federal government that conveys a right to engage in a fishery in or off Alaska and to take a specified portion of the annual harvest quota for that fishery.