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Prince William Sound RCAC Board Meeting Will Be Virtual, September 17-18
File size: 0.3 MB
Date: September 10, 2020
Category: News Release Archives
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Summer 2020 Observer
File size: 2.3 MB
Date: August 20, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: Observer Newsletters
Description: 
The Observer, Summer 2020.
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Vessel Traffic Services: Review of Technology, Training, and Protocols
File size: 2.4 MB
Date: July 10, 2020
Author: Sharry Miller, Nuka Research and Planning Group
Category: Maritime Operations
Description: This study reviewed the vessel traffic service (VTS) system in Prince William Sound. The goal of the review was to understand what constitutes best available technology in the field of VTS and how that technology, as well as practices and procedures, compare to those used in the VTS system in Prince William Sound.
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Spring 2020 Observer Newsletter
File size: 1.7 MB
Date: May 27, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: Observer Newsletters
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Tanker Towline Deployment BAT Review
File size: 10.3 MB
Date: May 12, 2020
Author: Haley C. Lane, Peter S. Soles, and David S. Devilbiss at Glosten
Category: Tanker Escorts
Description: This study evaluated current technologies for messenger line deployment. Messenger lines connect an escort tug to a vessel in distress. These lines may be passed to stricken vessels by hand, heaved or thrown aboard, projected by mechanical means, or picked out of the water. In the report, Glosten researchers detail their recommendations for the best technology for deploying messenger lines.
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2019 Form 990
File size: 13.5 MB
Date: May 11, 2020
Category: Form 990
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PWSRCAC Announces Election Of Board Officers - May 2020
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: May 8, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: News Release Archives
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Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2019 Sampling Results and Interpretations
File size: 6.7 MB
Date: May 7, 2020
Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell
Category: LTEMP
Description: This annual report summarizes and interprets the Council’s oil pollution monitoring work for the year. Mussels, sediments, and special sampling devices are collected and analyzed in order to monitor oil contamination associated with the operation of the Valdez Marine Terminal and associated tankers.
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Prince William Sound RCAC Annual Board Meeting Will Be Virtual, May 7-8
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: April 30, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: News Release Archives
Description: News release about PWSRCAC Board meeting on May 7 and 8, 2020.
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PWSRCAC Board Meeting Scheduled For May Will Be Virtual Only
File size: 0.3 MB
Date: March 31, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: News Release Archives
Description: News release about effects of COVID-19 on May 2020 Board of Directors meeting.
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PWSRCAC's Comments on Notice of Public Scoping Concerning Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan Requirements
File size: 0.9 MB
Date: March 12, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: 2019 Regulatory Reform
Description: PWSRCAC's comments submitted in response to the public scoping concerning Alaska's Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan Requirements.
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Winter 2020 Observer
File size: 1.5 MB
Date: February 17, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: Observer Newsletters
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Quick Facts - How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Alaska Tourism
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: January 31, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: 2019 Regulatory Reform
Description: One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. These documents were created to help members of the Alaska tourism industry write comments.
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Quick Facts - How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Fishing And Aquaculture
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: January 29, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: 2019 Regulatory Reform
Description: One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. This document was created to help members of the fishing and aquaculture community write comments.
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Quick Facts - How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Alaska's Coastal Communities
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: January 29, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: 2019 Regulatory Reform
Description: One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. This document was created to help members of Alaska's coastal communities write comments.
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Quick Facts - How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Alaska Native Interests
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: January 29, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: 2019 Regulatory Reform
Description: One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. TThis document was created to help members of Alaska Native communities write comments.
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Prince William Sound RCAC Board To Meet In Anchorage - January 2020
File size: 0.3 MB
Date: January 15, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: News Release Archives
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Recertification application available for public review
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: January 3, 2020
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: News Release Archives
Description: News release on recertification for 2020.
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Excerpted quotes by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune, from his comments at the RDC breakfast on March 21 2019
File size: 0.2 MB
Date: December 4, 2019
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: 2019 Regulatory Reform
Description: This document contains excerpted quotes from a speech by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune to the Resource Development Council on March 21, 2019. A link to the recording is available in the document.
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Excerpted quotes by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune during PWSRCAC's public Board of Directors meeting in September 2019 (Full transcript attached)
File size: 0.9 MB
Date: December 4, 2019
Author: PWSRCAC
Category: 2019 Regulatory Reform
Description: This document contains excerpted quotes of statements made by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune during a public meeting of the Council's Board of Directors in September 2019. The full transcript is included for reference.
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