Story titles:
-Vessel construction, planning underway for Crowley to Edison Chouest transition; Council conducting independent review of vessel designs
-Smithsonian partners with council to search for marine invasive species
-Conference focuses on best practices in towing rope technology
-Former board member Marilynn Heddell passes
-Retired staff member still contributes engineering expertise to council’s mission (Tom Kuckertz)
-Recertification is time for reflection and self-evaluation
-Alyeska’s commitments during transition include protection, safe oil transportation, and transparency
-Bioblitz target species
-Council Board Meetings
-Partnerships help involve the next generation in the council’s mission
-Marine firefighting symposium coming to Homer in May
Topics: escort tugs; best available technology (BAT); invasive species; bioblitz; recertification; outreach; youth involvement; marine firefighting, Marine Transition