5. Political and social conflicts may result from contact between 

 the highly paid newcomers and established residents mainly 

 involved in fishing, hunting, and forestry. Disputes may 

 arise over the use of port facilities, damage to biological 

 resources and to fishing gear, and an increase in congestion 

 and crime. 



6. Alaskan natives are worried about cultural impacts resulting 

 from OCS development. 10 In many coastal communities small 

 native populations may lose their political majorities and 

 power to incoming residents. Subsistence hunting and tribal 

 ways may be altered by pollution and by population increases 

 resulting from OCS operations. 



7. OCS operations may provide economic income and jobs to natives 

 and non-natives. Rental fees, increased sales and commerce, 

 and employee income are all sources of wealth for coastal 

 towns and villages. 



Some researchers and government officials believe that Alaskan OCS 

 impacts may be comparable to Scotland's experience with North Sea petro- 

 leum. In particular, Scotland's tiny Shetland Islands provide some 

 interesting parallels with Alaska in that they both are located in 

 regions of severe weather, are sparsely settled, and are facing massive 

 and rapid offshore petroleum development. 11 However, the institutional 

 differences between the two countries cannot be ignored nor can it be 

 assumed that Alaska will undertake the same kind of sound planning that 

 the Shetlanders have been practicing. 12 



