Question motivating workshop: What are the existing and future challenges in coordinating and managing multiple uses of the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea and how might different ways of working together affect our success? Strengthening Institutions: Alternative Approaches to Cooperative Management

Why discuss alternatives or hypothetical institutions? 1.Understand how different organizations, peoples, government agencies are connected 2.Can help us to understand possible communications or policy pathways and dynamics that we may not otherwise see 3.These pathways can be critical in tackling challenges and crises 4.Help to trace potential consequences of policy decisions 5.Use models as a “thinking tool” to ask if we are meeting societal goals

TermsDefinitions StakeholderNon-governmental entities with a stake in the outcome of management decisions NetworkWays in which all of the decision-makers and stakeholders are linked SectorA group of stakeholders linked by common uses or way of life (e.g., fisheries, subsistence) DecisionsAny of the following: legally required, regulatory, policy, formal, informal, choice MonitoringTracking the state of the environment and communities, especially as it relates to development impacts. Monitoring occurs via permits, research, state and federal programs, local knowledge ConsensusBroad agreement across a group, with those who disagree able to “step aside”

What is the focus of collaboration / management? Coordination between state and federal agencies (including management groups) on coastal resources use/impacts Who collaborates?Inter-agency coordination with public input Why collaborate?Conserve resources, improve outcomes, avoid duplication, mandates and cost effectiveness How are conflicts resolved?Consensus-building, elevation Alaska Ocean Management at Present

What is the focus of collaboration / management? Build a new venue for updating local coastal plans through new data, reduce conflict with a new process, guide future planning efforts Who collaborates?Coastal districts, local and borough governments, tribal governments, co- management groups, other ANOs, state and federal agencies Why collaborate?A: Protect subsistence resources and community well-being, avoid incompatible activities, avoid legal challenges, provide legal certainty How are conflicts resolved?A: Decisions are based on consensus, coastal plan review appeals to Regional Roundtables Regional Ocean Roundtable