Institute of Social and Economic Research

Researchers	Project Name	Funding Agency

Fran Ulmer	Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute for Northern Engineering

Stephanie Martin	Statistical Analysis of Migratory Bird Subsistence Program	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Description:	Researchers will provide assistance on an as-needed basis to help USFWS with statistical analysis and reporting of existing and future subsistence harvest survey data.

Peter Larsen	Report on Southcentral Alaska Natural Gas Supply Forum	Oil and Gas Commission
Description:	Reserachers will work to facilitate ISER's participation in upcoming forum on the Southcentral Alaska natural gas supply issue.

Sharman Haley	Red Dog Mine Study	University of Alaska Foundation
Description:	Researchers will investigate how the Red Dog mine changed economic opportunities in the cash economy for local people. Researchers will also study the growth in local entrepreneurship, profits, rents, tax revenues, other income, infrastructure changes, and changes in cost of living and quality of life resulting from Red Dog.

Pete Larsen	Impacts of Climate Change on Alaska	National Commission on Energy Policy
Description:	Researchers will identify areas of climate change research and examine socioeconomic and infrastructure impacts of climate change on Alaska.

Scott Goldsmith	Economics of Wild Salmon Ecosystems	Bioeconomics, Inc.
Description:	Researchers will study and develop a regional model of the economic significance of the wild salmon ecosystems in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, estimating economic values associated with commercial fishing and describing economic significance of both subsistence fishery and nonconsumptive uses.

Peter Larsen	Natural Gas Supply Forum Report	Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Description:	The purpose of this work is to facilitate ISER's participation in an upcoming forum on the Southcentral Alaska natural gas supply issue.

Steve Colt	Economic Analysis of Beluga Coal Gasification Options	U.S. Department of Energy, Arctic Energy Office
Description:	Researchers will provide economic analysis of options for gasification and use of coal from Alaska's Beluga Coal Field.

Steve Colt	Visitor-Use Monitoring Protocol	National Park Service
Description:	ISER will develop data collection and analysis protocol to monitor visitor use of Alaska national parks over time and at specific geographic locations.

Matt Berman	Resilience of Human-Rangifer System	University of Alaska Fairbanks, National Science Foundation

Steve Langdon	Pebble Mine Development Issues	Bristol Bay Native Association
Description:	Researchers will provide technical assistance directed toward environmental issues, in review and response to the process associated with Pebble Copper Gold Deposit planned development.

Steve Colt	Economic Effects of Guiding Industry on Tongass National Forest	U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Alaska Region
Description:	Researchers will develop an economic monitoring plan and report analyzing economic effects of outfitting and guiding industry on Tongass National Forest.

Matthew Berman	Economic Valuation of Critical Habitat Closures	North Pacific Research Board
Description:	ISER will design and demonstrate a method to quantify the net cost to the fishing industry of closing areas for habitat protection.

Gunnar Knapp, Mary Killorin	Symposium on Re-Authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and Fishery Management Councils	Pollock Conservation Coop. Research Center/ University of Alaska Fairbanks, SFOS
Description:	ISER will plan and co-host with the Marine Conservation Alliance a 2-day symposium to explore the effects of reauthorization by Congress of the Magnuson-Stevens Act governing management of fisheries in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

Gunnar Knapp	Natural/Human Biocomplexity in Bristol Bay Fishery	National Science Foundation

Gunnar Knapp	Understanding Alaska: Salmon Management	UA Foundation/Others
Description:	A series of studies and conferences looking at Alaska salmon management, to help the Alaska salmon industry deal with the challenges posed by farmed salmon, changing world markets, and other factors.