FINAL REPORT Prepared by John C. Falkingham Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 1 In Memory of Three Arctic Colleagues .................................................................................................................. 1 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Symposium Opening and Welcoming Remarks: CDR Timothy B. (Tim) Smith, Director and Commanding Officer, U.S. National / Naval Ice Center (NIC) ...................................................................................................... 2 USARC Welcoming Remarks – Am Emerging Arctic: Dr. Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Remarks from the Alaska Congressional Delegation: Hon. Lisa A. Murkowski, U.S. Senator for the State of Alaska .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Remarks from the Alaska Congressional Delegation: Hon. Mark P. Begich, U.S. Senator for the State of Alaska .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Symposium Keynote Address: Hon. Mead Treadwell, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska ....................................... 8 NOAA Keynote Address: Dr. Kathryn D. (Kathy) Sullivan, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator .......................................................................................................... 10 U.S. Coast Guard Keynote Address: ADM Robert J. Papp, Jr., Commandant, USCG ...................................... 12 Navy Keynote Address: Dr. Frank Herr, Head, Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department, Office of Naval Research (ONR) for RADM Matthew L. Klunder, Chief of Naval Research (CNR) ............................................. 14 PANEL DISCUSSIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 16 The IMO Polar Code Development, Status, and Impact: Lead, Dr. Lawson, Brigham, Distinguished Professor of Geography and Arctic Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks ......................................................................... 16 Arctic Council Search and Rescue (SAR) and Oil Spill Response Agreements: Lead, Ms. Julia L. (Julie) Gourley, U.S. Senior Arctic Official, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs (OPA), Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES), U.S. Department of State (DOS) .................................. 21 PRESENTATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 26 NOAA Arctic Research Program: Status and New Challenges: Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) Crane, Program Manager, NOAA Arctic Research Office, Climate Program Office (CPO), NOAA/OAR ...................................................... 26 Marine Mammals and Diminishing Arctic Sea Ice: Dr. Anthony (Tony) DeGange, Chief, Alaska Science Center (ASC) Biology Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ....................................................................................... 27 Status of NOAA's Arctic Fish Research - the Arctic Ecosystem Integrated Survey: Dr. Edward (Ed) Farley, Jr., Program Manager, Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment (EMA), NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center .. 28 Update on the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH): Sea Ice Theme Goals and Implementation: Dr. Jennifer A. Francis, Research Professor, Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University ....... 28 U.S. Arctic Policy and the Arctic Council (Arctic Council): Ms. Julia L. (Julie) Gourley, U.S. Senior Arctic Official, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs (OPA), Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES), U.S. Department of State (DOS) ................................................................................... 29 The Challenges of Arctic Operations: Mr. Bruce Harland, Vice President, Crowley Maritime Corporation ........ 30 U.S.-Canada Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Arctic Initiative: Ms. Robbie E. Hood, NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program Director, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory ...................................... 31 5th Symposium on the Impact of an Ice-Diminished Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations Page i Arctic Challenges for the Energy Industry: Dr. Gary H. Isaksen, Global Ocean Science & Policy Manager, ExxonMobil ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 The North American Ice Service (NAIS): Mr. David (Dave) Jackson, Director, Canadian Ice Service (CIS) and Co-Director, NAIS ................................................................................................................................................ 32 The 2012 Report Card on the State of the Arctic: Dr. Martin O. Jeffries, Program Officer & Arctic Science Advisor, Office of Naval Research ....................................................................................................................... 33 Finnish Views on Arctic Operations and Capabilities: CAPT Timo Junttila, Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché Embassy of Finland ................................................................................................................................ 34 A new U.S. Arctic Strategy: Dr. Brendan P. Kelly, Assistant Director for Polar Sciences, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) .............................................................................................................. 35 The NOAA's Arctic Task Force Portfolio: Mr. David M. Kennedy, Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, NOAA ................................................................................................................................................................... 36 State and Outlook of U.S. Icebreaker Fleet: LCDR Michael S. Krause, Chief, USCG Mobility and Ice Operations Program ............................................................................................................................................. 36 The Future of the International Ice Patrol (IIP) Mission: LCDR Michael S. Krause, Chief, U.S. Coast Guard Mobility and Ice Operations Division (for CDR Lisa Mack, Commander, IIP and Co-Director, NAIS) ................ 37 After the Ice - Polar Ice as a New Arena for Conflicting Interests and Social Research: Dr. Igor Krupnik, Anthropologist, Smithsonian Institution Arctic Studies Center (ASC) .................................................................. 38 The Regional Arctic System Model (RASM): Progress and Plans Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski, Research Professor, Naval Postgraduate School ................................................................................................................................. 40 A Review of the Extended Continental Shelf Mapping in the Arctic: Dr. Larry Mayer, Director, University of New Hampshire (UNH) Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) and Co-director, NOAA/UNH Joint Hydrographic Center (JHC) ................................................................................................................................. 40 NOAA's Arctic Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA): Dr. Amy Merten, Co-Director of the Coastal Response Research Center, NOAA Office of Response & Restoration (ORR) ..................................... 41 Comparative Analysis of Changes in the Arctic Sea Ice Pack and the Antarctic Seasonal Ice Cover: Prof. Son Nghiem, Adjunct Professor, Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) ................................................................................................... 42 An update on Arctic Climate and Ice Projections: Dr. James E. (Jim) Overland, Oceanographer, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) .......................................................................................................... 43 NWS Supporting Decision Making in the Arctic: Mr. Eugene M. Petrescu, Regional Scientist, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Alaska Region .............................................................................................................. 43 Expansion and Evolution of the Arctic Ocean Buoy Observing Network: Dr. Ignatius Rigor, Coordinator, International Arctic Buoy Program (IABP), University of Washington Polar Science Center (PSC) ................... 44 Canada's Arctic Council Chairmanship Programme: Ms. Sheila Riordon, Minister for Political Affairs, Canadian Embassy and Canada's Former Senior Arctic Official ......................................................................................... 45 The U.S. National/Naval Ice Center (NIC) - Operational Changes in an Ice-diminishing Area of Responsibility: CDR Timothy B. (Tim) Smith, Director and Commanding Officer, NIC and Co-Director,