The Council’s Board of Directors met in-person in Anchorage, January 22-23, 2026
Agenda and supporting materials ➡ Board of Directors Meeting in Anchorage
The Council conducted regular business during the meeting, including updates from Council ex officio members, staff and committees. Other topics included on the agenda were:
- An activity report by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on the Valdez Marine Terminal and Ship Escort Response Vessel System operations, including an update on their 2025 reorganization.
- An introduction and comments from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner-Designee Randy Bates.
- An update from Council staff on efforts that led to passage of language included in the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act, helping to preserve the involvement of local, contracted fishing vessels in Alyeska’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System oil spill preparedness and response program.
- A presentation from representatives of WhaleSpotter on a tanker-mounted thermal imaging camera, in the interest of reducing the potential for vessel-whale strikes in Prince William Sound.
- An update from Council staff on the process of reviewing Alyeska’s proposed testing methods to evaluate the integrity of the terminal’s East Tank Farm secondary containment system liners.
- A presentation on outreach materials developed for the Council by author and artist Tom Crestodina, including an illustrated book about the oil spill prevention and response system in Prince William Sound, to be published later this year.
- Reports on the results from the Council’s Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program 2025 sampling for hydrocarbons.
- An update on community outreach activities done by the Council over the past year.
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