Story titles:
-Fifteen years after Exxon Valdez, much has changed
-Despite progress, more effort on safety still needed in some areas
-DEC’s Ballard: more focus on field work, less on permitting
-TOEM member came north searching for adventure, found plenty in Alaska
-Local filmmaker wins award for video of Sound
-Copeland says sayonara
-On anniversary of Exxon Valdez, Alaska practices are international model
-Tanker exercises demonstrate power, problems, of Alyeska’s escort/response tugs; Winter drills test performance of the vessels in near-closure conditions at Hinchinbrook Entrance
-Have we improved our ability to prevent and clean up oil spills since 1989?
-Council documents available to the public
-Tabletop exercise in Valdez reveals a crewing gap in the fishing vessel program
-On Kodiak Island, rural science fair tackles the deepest questions of life
-Council Meeting Schedule
Topics: double hulls; response gap; Exxon Valdez; drills and exercises; Hinchinbrook Entrance; SERVS; escort system; fishing vessel program; vapor controls; ice detection; c-plan; dispersants; invasive species; vapor control system