In December, the Council welcomed Robbin Capers as the new manager for projects related to operations at the Valdez Marine Terminal. Capers holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University, and a Master’s of Science in Integrative Biology from the University of South Florida, studying impacts of urbanization on … Read more
A persistent challenge in environmental education and science communication is how to present a complex topic in an appropriate and efficient way for a specific audience. For example, how do we explain the Council’s Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program, or LTEMP, to an audience that is a mix of Cordova students of many ages and adults? … Read more
On board most commercial shipping vessels, captains, crews, and local pilots hail from across the world. The use of multiple languages means communicating important information can be difficult. New research may be able to help. Since the 1970s, the shipping industry has made efforts to develop a simplified common language that would allow crew members … Read more
Max Mitchell, member of the Council’s Port Operations and Vessel Traffic System Committee, has been living in Homer for nearly five decades. He was born and raised nearly 5,000 miles away in an area known as “SOWEGA,” which is local-speak for the southwestern corner of the state of Georgia. Mitchell still has his Southern accent, … Read more