Stakeholders and Users

These include:

Mariners, fishermen and subsistence users who daily must make decisions that affect their livelihood and safety;

Search and rescue operations planning effective strategies to save lives;

Scientists studying Alaska’s ocean ecosystems;

Coastal security operations ensuring the safety of Alaska’s ports and waters;

Resource managers seeking ways to use and sustain resources for the future;

Educators seeking to convey the complexity and connectedness of Alaska’s oceans; and

All those who ply Alaska’s oceans for their livelihood, subsistence or recreation.

Stakeholder/User Group Meetings and Presentations

2007

October | Arctic Shelves Data Exchange Roundtable

• Meeting Summary
• Participant List

2006

August | Hydrographic Services Review Panel meeting

• Meeting summary

April | Oil & Gas Industry Needs Workshop

• Workshop Report

February | North Slope Stakeholders Meeting

• Meeting Summary

2005

February | Cook Inlet Physical Oceanography Workshop

Co-sponsored by AOOS, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council, and Kachemak Bay Research Reserve.

• Agenda
• Brochure
• Additional information and user needs survey
• Workshop report (3.4MB)

February | Gulf of Alaska LME Climate Effects Workshop

Participants addressed the use of IERPs in resolving fishery management issues, recognized a need for greater coordination among the west coast RAs of IOOS, and accepted that climate forcing must be included as part of an ecosystem when managing for single species.

• More Information and Links to Presentations

2004

March | Mapping of Surface Currents from High Frequency Radar in Alaska

Meeting sponsored by MMS to discuss potential use of HFR in Cook Inlet, the Beaufort Sea, and Alaska in general.

• More information

2003

April | Coastal Alaska Observing System Consensus Workshop

• Workshop Minutes