Investigation of the Sociocultural Consequences of Outer Continental Shelf211 Development in Alaska. 3. Lower Cook Inlet

摘要

This report provides selected findings from a three-year study. The findings are211u001eprimarily organized by study community, and the report consists of 24 chapters in 211u001esix volumes. The primary purpose of the research was to investigate the long-term 211u001esocial and cultural consequences of the development of the resources of Alaska's 211u001eOuter Continental Shelf (OCS), especially as these affect the subsistence uses of 211u001efish and wildlife. Investigation of the consequences of the 'Exxon Valdez' oil 211u001espill of March 1989 was a major focus of the research. Most data were collected 211u001ethrough voluntary face-to-face interviews using two instruments. The first, the 211u001e'harvest survey questionnaire' modeled after the division's standard survey 211u001einstrument, collected data on household demography, involvement in the cash 211u001eeconomy, resource harvests and uses, and assessments of changes in subsistence 211u001eharvest and use patterns. The second instrument, the 'Social Effects 211u001eQuestionnaire' was based in part on questionnaires and interview protocols used 211u001ein prior Social Indicators research funded by MMS. It addressed changes in social 211u001eand community organization which could be affected by OCS development.