The Political Science Association and the UAA College Republicans hosted an academic and business panel discussing oil and gas taxes pertaining to the state and nation.

Panelists included Andrew Halcro, president of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce; Dave Harbour, publisher of Northern Gas Pipeline; Scott Goldsmith, economist and research analyst for energy and natural resources at UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic Research; and Forrest Nabors, professor of political science and former business owner.

A Q and A followed the panel discussion. The panel was introduced by Portia Watson, leader of both the College Republicans and the Political Science Association.

This event was recorded in UAA/APU Consortium Library Room 307 on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

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Forrest Nabors

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For a long time, wild fisheries have been the world’s last significant hunting industry. But an increasing number of seafood species are now being farmed for commercial production. World seafood markets are in rapid transition, as knowledge from agriculture is used to enhance the competitiveness of aquaculture products throughout the supply chain. These changes, led by farmed salmon, are likely to influence all parts of the seafood market, creating opportunities and challenges for coastal communities—as well as the world’s fishing industries.

Frank Asche, a fisheries economist from Norway, suggests that farmed fish will dominate the global seafood market within the next few decades. His talk is called “Global Seafood Markets in 2030: Dominated by Aquaculture, with Wild Fish as niche Market Products?”

This talk was sponsored by the Institute for Social and Economic Research and recorded Oct. 26, 2012.

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Economists Still Uncertain How Farmed Fish Will Affect Wild Salmon Prices

Alaska Native News, Aug. 3, 2012

Salmon Season Yields to 'Season of Negotiations' on price

Anchorage Daily News, Sept. 8, 2012

"Global Seafood Markets in 2030: Dominated by Aquaculture, with Wild Fish as Niche Market Products?"

Asche's 53-page PowerPoint that accompanied his talk

This roundtable discussion between Willie Hensley, a distinguished visiting professor at the UAA College of Business and Public Policy, and Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer, a leading Northern historian and scholar on contemporary Arctic sovereignty and security issues, followed Lackenbauer’s presentation at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) on “Canada, the United States and the Arctic.”

You can find this earlier podcast by clicking on the tag “Arctic.” which will bring up all podcasts with that tag.

This roundtable was recorded March 27, 2012.

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Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer, a leading Northern historian and scholar on contemporary Arctic sovereignty and security issues, presents “Canada, the United States, and the Arctic: A History of Cooperation and Prospects for the Future.”

This presentation is sponsored by the Institute of Social and Economic Research, the Canadian Consulate and UAA.

This podcast was recorded on March 27, 2012.

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The UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research presents, “Regulating Offshore Oil and Gas Activity Around the Arctic,” with special guest Besty Baker of Vermont Law School.

Hear Betsy Baker talk about recent initiatives from around the Arctic regarding offshore oil and gas regulation there. Dr. Baker is an associate professor at the Vermont Law School, as well as senior fellow for Oceans and Energy at the school’s Institute for Energy and the Environment. She discusses implementation of the Arctic offshore oil and gas guidelines developed by the Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group; the Canadian National Energy Board’s “Arctic Review,” and “A Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Resource Development Principles in Inuit Nunaat,” issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council earlier this year.

This event is part of ISER’s “Understanding Alaska: Lunchtime Talks” series.

This podcast was recorded on Aug. 17, 2011.

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