An informational website about the Alaskan Arctic Coast Port Access Study (AACPARS or Arctic PARS). The United States Coast Guard is conducting the study to evaluate the need for establishing vessel routing measures in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.
The study will encompass the entire exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United States Arctic coast from the border between the United States and Canada to Cape Prince of Wales on Alaska's Seward Peninsula.
What you’ll find on this website…
Background on why and how the Coast Guard is conducting Arctic PARS.
Information about this website, who created it, and how to contact them.
Vessel management tools that give an overview on the number of ways to manage vessel traffic in a waterway.
Current examples of those tools in practice and their effectiveness in managing traffic.
Resources with direct links to the Federal Register notices, media coverage on PARS and research and analysis on marine policy and vessel management tools.
There are many valuable voices and sources of information in addition to this website. Input from communities, Indigenous groups, industry groups, non-governmental organizations, and state, federal, and tribal governments is important for this decision-making process.
The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead federal agency conducting the Arctic PARS. Find contact information in the Federal Register notice at regulations.gov. Type in the docket number USCG-2018-1058 and scroll down until you see the For Further Information Contact section. This website is not affiliated with the U.S. Coast Guard or any other Federal or State entity. See the ABOUT page for more information.