Story titles:
-Council follows changes in crude oil storage tank inspections at terminal
-Construction has begun on new Exxon tankers
-Influx of new committee volunteers joins council (Orson Smith)
-Citizens’ council elects new executive committee
-New and changing conditions call for new strategies
-Safely moving more oil means a healthier economy for Alaska
-Highlights of recent council activities and events
–Oil spill contingency plan review
–Interoperability of local and remote control of the Valdez Marine Terminal
–Tatitlek Cultural Heritage Festival
–Spring fishing vessel training
-Share your photos with us!
-Students learn importance of protecting Alaska’s waters from spilled oil
–Valdez High School students visit Kasitsna Bay
–Kodiak students learn effects of spilled oil and marine debris
–Oil spill education kit tours Kachemak Bay, coming to Cordova
-SERVS conducts 12,000th tanker escort through Sound
-Council Board Meetings
-Spring is busy time for council outreach
–Clean Pacific
–Copper River Nouveau
–National Marine Educators Association Conference
–Visit to Whittier
Topics: tank inspections; Storage Tank 5, Tank 10, Tank 13, Tank 14, Tank 16; tanker fleet; board changes (Amanda Bauer); TAPS; c-plan; VMT operations; FVO; SERVS F/V; outreach; youth involvement; tanker escort system; conferences