A group of Cordova fishermen, scientists and resource managers begin sharing bad coffee and exploring a question: What can we do to better understand this globally-relevant […]
Local leaders commit to develop a community-based organization as a repository for knowledge gained from nearly 30 million acres of coastline, wetlands, estuaries, mountains, rivers and […]
Exxon Valdez runs aground on Bligh Reef, spilling more than 11 million gallons of crude into Prince William Sound and forever altering the environment and fishery.
Legal papers for the creation of the Prince William Sound Science Center are filed. The City of Cordova offers us a $1-per-year lease on an icehouse […]
Sixty commercial fishing boats blockade the Valdez narrows, stopping oil tanker traffic and demand more effort and funding for failed fish runs, especially pink salmon and […]
Research programs expand as this place is recognized as a global environmental stronghold critical to a thriving planet. The PWSSC budget averages $2.8 million, with average […]
The PWSSC purchases the 39-foot research vessel New Wave for surveys in Prince William Sound and the North Gulf of Alaska. Funding for herring research and […]
The PWSSC begins long-term research into one of the world’s keystone species – wild Pacific salmon – and their interactions with hatchery fish. Our unique location […]