News & Announcements

Board of directors meeting in Cordova

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The council’s board of directors met in Cordova on September 15 and 16.

Topics on the agenda included:

  • An update on Alyeska’s plan for the transition from Crowley to Edison Chouest
  • The council’s plan to monitor the transition from Crowley to Edison Chouest
  • An update on the renewal of the Prince William Sound oil spill contingency plan for tankers
  • An update on the status of Prince William Sound herring
  • A presentation on requirements for marine vessel pilots in Prince William Sound
  • An update on BP’s use of foreign-flagged vessels in Prince William Sound

 

Download meeting materials:

Become a Master of Disaster!

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From the Valdez event: Kids race to be the first to run the length of an oil tanker.

Join staff and volunteers from the council, along with our partners Prince William Sound Science Center and Copper River Watershed Project, for an afternoon of FREE fun and interactive oil spill prevention and response activities for the whole family.

Event flyer. Click for larger image.

On Friday, September 16 from 3:30-5:30, join us at the commons at Mt. Eccles Elementary School. Pick up a “passport” and receive stamps at each station, and become a Master of Disaster. Anyone who completes all of the stations wins a special prize. Stations will include:

  • Oil spill in a pan
  • Wildlife clean-up
  • How big is a tanker?
  • How do we protect sensitive areas?
  • And more!

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Marine Invasive Species Bioblitz in Valdez

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The council is collaborating with the Prince William Sound College and the Smithsonian for a two-day Marine Invasive Species Bioblitz on September 9 and 10 in Valdez. Learn about invasive species that threaten Prince William Sound and look for them in Valdez Harbor.

Your help with this bioblitz will help establish critical baseline data for future research, invasive species management, and conservation initiatives.

Dates:
Pre-training workshop on Friday, September 9.
Expedition to look for invasive species in Valdez harbor.

More details at the event website: Marine Invasive Species Bioblitz in Valdez

Notice to mariners! Drift buoy study taking place in Port Valdez

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Drift buoy

Mariners may see drift buoys labelled “PWSSC” around Port Valdez over the next few weeks. They are part of a study to measure flow patterns at various depths within the Port.

The study is funded by the council in collaboration with the Prince William Sound Science Center.

The dates the drifter buoys will be in the water are:

  • Release on September 21
  • Retrieval on September 30

Please do not pick up the buoys! They are being monitored via GPS and need to be allowed to drift where the current takes them. Buoys that run aground, appear to be in the path of tanker traffic, or that drift inside the exclusion zone around the terminal will be retrieved and re-released.

The buoys will have drogues attached that trail beneath them in the water, to depths of anywhere from one meter to 40 meters. Please be cautious when navigating around these drifter buoys.

Download flyer: Port Valdez Drift buoy study flyer

For more information, contact Jeremy Robida at 907-834-5040.

If you have a buoy-related emergency, call 907-834-5040 or 907-834-5000.

 

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