2023 report: “Assessment of Risks and Safety Culture at Alyeska’s Valdez Marine Terminal” Prepared by Ms. Billie Pirner Garde, contractor to the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council. This report was initiated in June 2022, in response to safety concerns at the Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT) brought to PWSRCAC by current and former Alyeska … Read more
The Council’s May 4-5, 2023 Board of Directors meeting will be held in-person at the Valdez Convention & Civic Center in Valdez, Alaska. The meeting will also be available virtually and telephonically for those unable to travel. Join the meeting: Meeting audio and video, including presentations, will be available streaming online via Zoom (available starting May 4 by … Read more
Board of Directors meeting May 4 and 5 The Council’s Board of Directors will convene at the Valdez Convention & Civic Center in Valdez, Alaska on May 4 and 5, 2023. The meeting will also be streamed online for those unable to travel. Final agenda and preliminary meeting materials for Board of Directors Meeting May … Read more
A new study hints that the herring population in Prince William Sound could be on the rise. In the early 1990s, the numbers of herring declined drastically, destroying a healthy fishery. The reason for that crash has never been confirmed, though the Exxon Valdez oil spill is considered a contributing factor. Since then, the herring … Read more