Alaska Supreme Court January 20, 2012, No. S-13681 (State, Department of Natural Resources v. Nondalton Tribal Council)

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Six tribal councils, joined by two other associations (collectively "the Tribes"), filed an action against the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the superior court in Dillingham seeking declaratory judgment that the 2005 Bristol Bay Area Plan (BBAP, the Plan) was unlawful.