Here's a money saving idea:  how about relocating the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences from Fairbanks to ...... wait for it --- near the ocean and fisheries!  

 That would save hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.  I'm told it costs around $100,000 to get a scientist to the coast when you add in travel, rental car, room/board, hiring a vessel, etc.  for just a few days of research. 

Similarly the Alaska Fisheries Science Center should be located in Alaska - not Seattle. That would be another big money saver for the feds. 

I've asked "people in the know" why these two institutions are located so far away from the oceans/fish and they said, " We don't know, it's just the way it's always been."   Jeesh ....