The Future is Water

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

The Future is Water

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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A New Era of Impact

In 1989, our founders turned an idea into action when they started the Prince William Sound Science Center. The opportunity to accomplish something meaningful among the world’s richest waters was so powerful that our first employees came aboard when there weren’t yet revenues to pay them. Everybody involved knew that this place was worth studying, because the resilience of our region matters.

We are a place-based organization set within the rich lands and waters of Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta. We are adjacent to: 700,000 acres of wetlands; the northern extent of the coastal temperate rainforest; one of the largest ice fields in the northern hemisphere; hundreds of salmon-bearing rivers and streams; and some of the fastest shrinking glaciers on earth. What the future holds will be directly affected by water in all its forms: ice; rain; the sea. The presence, absence, form, and quality of water in our ecosystems directly affects the things we care about, not the least of which is the seafood that drives our region’s core industry. We monitor and share understanding of how these ecosystems function, how they are changing, why they are important to our region, and why they matter to the world. Along the way, our education staff engages hundreds of Alaska’s youth, getting them unplugged from devices and charged up by wonderful STE(A)M programs.

Today, more than 30 years after our founding, we are embarking upon a new era of Science Center work. We’ve just cut the ribbon on our new campus, a once-in-a-generation opportunity that will stimulate the region's economy and enable important work to make Alaska more resilient. Our new 20,000 sq. ft. facility (with advanced laboratories and a forthcoming running seawater system) on five waterfront acres will allow us to deepen our understanding of this region, lead to breakthrough discoveries, make the Science Center and Alaska more competitive for national-level research funding, generate broad economic impacts, create high-wage jobs, and advance industries such as commercial fishing, mariculture, and aquaculture. We are driven to play a key role as we continue pursuing our vision of communities that maintain socioeconomic resilience among healthy ecosystems; our new facilities will support us in expanding that role.

It’s a time of great change in the world that is driving unpredictable outcomes for the things that matter. We’re taking the long view, because we’re deeply invested in this place—one of the last, best places on earth. We’re glad to have you with us, and we hope you’ll give generously to our mission so we can continue to play a role in the region’s resilience for generations to come.

Sincerely,

Katrina Sig

Katrina Hoffman
President & CEO

A New Era of Impact

In 1989, our founders turned an idea into action when they started the Prince William Sound Science Center. The opportunity to accomplish something meaningful among the world’s richest waters was so powerful that our first employees came aboard when there weren’t yet revenues to pay them. Everybody involved knew that this place was worth studying, because the resilience of our region matters.

We are a place-based organization set within the rich lands and waters of Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta. We are adjacent to: 700,000 acres of wetlands; the northern extent of the coastal temperate rainforest; one of the largest ice fields in the northern hemisphere; hundreds of salmon-bearing rivers and streams; and some of the fastest shrinking glaciers on earth. What the future holds will be directly affected by water in all its forms: ice; rain; the sea. The presence, absence, form, and quality of water in our ecosystems directly affects the things we care about, not the least of which is the seafood that drives our region’s core industry. We monitor and share understanding of how these ecosystems function, how they are changing, why they are important to our region, and why they matter to the world. Along the way, our education staff engages hundreds of Alaska’s youth, getting them unplugged from devices and charged up by wonderful STE(A)M programs.

Today, more than 30 years after our founding, we are embarking upon a new era of Science Center work. We’ve just cut the ribbon on our new campus, a once-in-a-generation opportunity that will stimulate the region's economy and enable important work to make Alaska more resilient. Our new 20,000 sq. ft. facility (with advanced laboratories and a forthcoming running seawater system) on five waterfront acres will allow us to deepen our understanding of this region, lead to breakthrough discoveries, make the Science Center and Alaska more competitive for national-level research funding, generate broad economic impacts, create high-wage jobs, and advance industries such as commercial fishing, mariculture, and aquaculture. We are driven to play a key role as we continue pursuing our vision of communities that maintain socioeconomic resilience among healthy ecosystems; our new facilities will support us in expanding that role.

It’s a time of great change in the world that is driving unpredictable outcomes for the things that matter. We’re taking the long view, because we’re deeply invested in this place—one of the last, best places on earth. We’re glad to have you with us, and we hope you’ll give generously to our mission so we can continue to play a role in the region’s resilience for generations to come.

Sincerely,

Katrina Sig

Katrina Hoffman
President & CEO

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FINANCIALS

BY THE NUMBERS

Donors & Funders

OUR SUPPORTERS

Without you, there is no us. We're deeply grateful for our donors and funders. Thank you for all you do to support our work.

RESEARCH FUNDERS
$1,000,000+
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

$700,000+
Oil Spill Recovery Institute

$200,000+
Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund

$100,000+
Alaska Ocean Observing System
PWS Regional Citizens' Advisory Council

$80,000+
North Pacific Research Board

$60,000+
Copper River/Prince William Sound Marketing Association

$50,000+
University of California Davis

$25,000+
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
ExxonMobil Alaska
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NOAA Fisheries

$20,000+
Tufts University
University of Alaska Fairbanks

$15,000
Cordova Chamber of Commerce

$10,000
Naval Research Laboratory
Rasmuson Foundation

$5,000+
City of Cordova - CARES
Cornell University
Shell
State of Washington - Jefferson County

$2,500
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Cordova District Fishermen United

$1,000+
University of Prince Edward Island
EDUCATION FUNDERS
$60,000
Oil Spill Recovery institute

$29,000
AT&T Foundation

$25,000+
Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Rasmuson Foundation, and The Alaska Community Foundation – CARES

$15,000
Seattle Foundation

$10,000
ConocoPhillips Alaska

$5,000
Saltchuk

$4,000
PWS Regional Citizens' Advisory Council
RurAL CAP Foundation

$3,000
Kate Svitek Memorial Fund
Cordova Community Foundation

$1,500
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Solstice Alaska Consulting

$750
Alaska Glacial Essentials Skincare

$200
Kate Morse

$50
Leigh Lubin
Delta Sound Connections Sponsors
Gulf Watch Alaska
Alaska Ocean Observing System
Herring Research and Monitoring
Oil Spill Recovery Institute
Anadyr Adventures
Auklet Charter Services
GENERAL DONORS

(Calendar year 2021. This list does not denote Capital Campaign donors. Those can be viewed below.)

$100,000
Anonymous

$15,000+
ExxonMobil Alaska

$10,000+
ConocoPhillips Alaska

$7,500+
Margaret Stock & Neil O'Donnell

$5,000+
Anonymous
Cascadia Cross-Border Law Group
CoBank
The Eyak Corporation
Meera Kohler
Trident Seafoods

$4,000+
The Telesz Family

$3,000+
Karie and Peter Andersen
Boeing
L.P. Brown Foundation
John Garner
Nancy Pease & Dan Hull
Matson

$2,500+
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Jean and Howard Baumann
Chugach Alaska Corporation
Dawson Construction
First National Bank Alaska
GCI
Lynden
The Meacham Family
OBI Seafoods
The Frances and David Rose Foundation

$2,000+
Katrina Hoffman & Mike Webber
Shannon and Ken Jones
Anne Kroeker and Richard Leeds
Chad McGraw
Laura and Mike Meadors
Mt. McKinley Moose Legion 51
Peter Pan Seafoods

$1,500+
Judy Farrar & Eric Knudsen
Cynthia Lahti & Tim Cuchna
Kym and Mike Mauseth

$1000+
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
AT&T
Sheila and Tom Barrett
Cordova Telecom Cooperative
Cordova Wireless Communications
Curate.org
Valerie Nurr'araaluk Davidson
Fairweather Science
Nancy and Jack Grieco
Caitlin McKinstry
Paula Mountjoy & Scott Hicks
The Odom Corporation
Collette and Doug Pettit
Restoration Science & Engineering
Kathy Sandefur
Andrew Smallwood
Liz Senear & Bert Stammerjohan

$750+
Kate Dugan
Robyn and Eric McGhee
Jana Turvey

$500+
Denise Bien
Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot
Erin Cole
Kristin DeSmith & Doug Causey
Andra and Nate Doll
Jake Good
Waqar Hasan
TJ and Jim Holley
Sylvia Lange and Greg Meyer
Molly McCammon
Nathaniel Moore Fund, a Hilcorp DAF of the Alaska Community Foundation
Kathleen O'Neal & Craig Blau
Pete Rand
Caryn Rea & Steve Aberle
RISQ Consulting
Roy Robertson
Rich Rogers
Bill Rome
Darcy and David Saiget
Saltwater Inc.
Shoreside Petroleum
Jan and Hill Walker

$250+
Signe Baumann
Mary Anne Bishop
Jenny Brandt
Marsha Burns & Lynn Highland
Angela and Brian Butler
Kristin and Danny Carpenter
Becca Dodge & Mark Heidbrink
Catherine Ertz
Jill Fredston & Doug Fesler
Michelle Hahn
Phyllis Johnson & Craig Tillery
Nate Katschke
Laura's Liquor Shop
Maureen McCrea & Clarence Pautzke
Network for Good
Pangaea Adventures
Cathy and Scott Pegau
Pick.Click.Give Donors (Anonymous x11)
Bootslyn and David Roemhildt
Arlene and Danny Rosenkrans
Donna Schantz
Ellen and Tommy Sheridan
Stephl Engineering
Brooke Taylor
Michael Tepper-Rasmussen
John Williams
Sheyna Wisdom
Cully Wooden
Ana Yampolsky
$200+
Ryan Binning
Robert Dyson
Jay Fleisher
Thomas Folsom
Sara and Bill Hoffman
Robert McDonnell
Andres Morales
Mark Osgood
Cathy and Micah Renfeldt
Cheryl and Mike Reynolds
Mary and Peter Schaefer
Cathy and Dixon Sherman
Mike Steelman
Jennifer Bleicher Thibeault
Thea Thomas

$150
Donna Aderhold
Sue Kesti and Dan Logan
Roslyn Mitchell
The Morse Family
Tamara Russin
Cece Stack & Britt Pedicord

$100+
Amazon Smile
Anonymous
Lisa Von Bargen
Lauren Bien
Gabrielle Brown
Rob Campbell
Deryn Carter
Janet Clarke
Diane and Bill Cobb
Rachel Ertz
Karen Gillis
Paul Hershberger
Kirk Hoessle
Adam Kenyon
Carol Kreader & Brian Wrenn
Henk Kruithof
Renee and Bill Lindow
Lacey McKinstry
Steve Moffitt
Dorothy Moore
Liz O'Rourke
Diana Pietri
Elyse Rowe
Daniel Ruthrauff
Dennis Sacry
Beth Sandefur
Kit and Dean Schantz
Wayne Smith
Karen and Paul Swartzbart
Brock Taylor
Gale Vick
Jeff Welker
Elaine Zeine

$50+
Heather Brandon
Mimi Briggs
Karen and Bruce Butters
Emily Colson
Pamela Cunningham
Alysha Cypher
Debora Davis
Naomi and Patrick Finnegan
Cheri Gillian
Gayle Groff
Rebecca Hagmuller
David Hart
Paul Kelly
Lisa and Marty Koker
Susan and Austin Love
Laurel McFadden
Belle Mickelson
Stanton Moll
Jessica Newton
Penny Oswalt
Robin Reich
Peg Tileston
Richard Wawrzonek
Dotty Widmann
Amanda Wiese

$25+
Jeff Bailey
Nancy Bird
Erica Clark
Amanda Goss
Maxine Holliday
Janice Laxson
Angela Lewis
Robin Mayo
Karolyn Merritt
Crystal Moenaert
Kendall Nielsen
Natalie Oberman
Zena Robert
Linnea Ronnegard
Chris Rurik
Anne Schaefer
Diana Van Vliet
Benjamin Weitzman
Edward Wickham
Capital Campaign

(Calendar year 2021. Anchor funding of $23.4 million for the new campus was provided by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. Revenues are received on a cost-reimbursable basis after expenses are incurred. This is a multi-year project and the work is ongoing.)


$75,000
ConocoPhillips Alaska

$30,000
The Eyak Corporation

$20,000
CoBank
John Garner
Meera Kohler
Lynden

$10,000+
Thea Thomas
The Meacham Family
$1,000
Shannon and Ken Jones
Anil Mathur
Mead Treadwell
Barclay and RJ Kopchak

$250
River Gates & Bert Lewis
Karen King
Tim Brabets

$100
Mikal Berry
Nancy Bird & Karl Becker
Sara and Bill Hoffman
Robin Mayo
IN-KIND DONORS
60 North Seafoods
Deb Adams
Adrift Prints
AK Macramations
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Glacial Essentials Skincare
Alaska Honey, Pollen & Comb
Alaska Sea Kayakers
Alaska Stems
Alaskan Yarn Co.
Alpine Fit
Alicia Armstrong
Ashley Olanna Design
Aurelia Charters
Barnacle Foods
Karl Becker
Cascadia Cross-Border Law Group
Chaos Creations
CoCo By The Sea
Columbia Sportswear
Belen and Joe Cook
Copper River Canvas
Copper River Fleece
Copper River Seafoods
Cordova Electric Cooperative
Cordova Gear
Cordova Historical Society and Museum
Cordova Wireless Communications
Daily Burn
Becca Dodge
Drifter's Fish
Elevate Art Studio
Ellen Carty Photo & Design
John Garner
GCI
Dawn Gerety
Sarah Glaser
Golden Heart Studio AK
Greatland Graphics
Heather Lende
Heidi Swanson
Here & There
Curly Herschleb
Valisa Higman
Hayley Hoover
How Brewed
Nancy Pease & Dan Hull
Shannon and Ken Jones
Kaladi Brothers Coffee
Knot Crazy
RJ Kopchak
Anne Kroeker & Richard Leeds
Labrador Tea
Laird Superfood
Sylvia Lange
Laura's Liquor Shop
Lazy Otter Charters
Love to Letter AK
Lucky #9 Jewelry
Nathan Lyon
Matson
Caitlin McKinstry
Kim McNett
Laura Meadors
Metolius Artisan Tea
Mountain Blossom Studio
Jenny Nakao
Open Space
Patagonia
Scott Pegau
Pete's Treats
Prince William Sound Salt Co.
Raven's Brew Coffee
Caryn Rea
David Rosenthal
Emily Rubio
Salmon Sisters
Sena Sea
Pam Smith
SOUMAK
The Net Loft
Thea Thomas
Tiny Nest Studio
Angela Toci
Tundra Tonics
Teri Turner
Tanya Val
Jan and Hill Walker
Nicole Webster
Whittier Marine Charters
Wren and the Raven
XOAK
Mike Webber
Webber Wild Seafood
Mountain Blossom Studio

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

SHARING OUR IMPACT & RESULTS

Sharing our work near and far is one of the most important parts of PWSSC's impact. Our staff members are widely-published, and here’s a summary of their publications, reports, posters, oral presentations, outreach, and service for 2021.

MARY ANNE BISHOP, PH.D.

PUBLICATIONS

Arimitsu, M., J. Piatt, S. Hatch, R. Suryan, S. Batten, M. A. Bishop, et al.  2021. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15556.

Bishop, M.A., D. Liu, G. Zhang, D. Tsamchu, Y. Le, F. Qian, and F. Li.  2021. Rapid Growth of the Bar-Headed Geese (Anser indicus) Wintering Population in Tibet Autonomous Region: 1991-2017. Bird Conservation International 1-16. doi:10.1017/S0959270921000265.

Bishop, M.A. and J.W. Bernard.  2021.  An Empirical Bayesian Approach to Incorporate Directional Movement Information from a Forage Fish into the Arnason-Schwarz Mark-Recapture Model. Movement Ecology 9(8). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00241-1.

Gray, B.P., M.A. Bishop, and S. Powers. 2021. Winter Variability in the Diets of Groundfish Inhabiting a Subarctic Sound with a Focus on Pacific Herring and Walleye Pollock Piscivory. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 194, p.104984.

Hill, N.J., M.A. Bishop, N.S. Trovão, K. Ineson, A. Schaefer, W.B. Puryear, et al. In review.  Ecological Divergence of Wild Birds Drives Avian Influenza Spillover and Global Spread. PLOS Pathogens. 

Suryan, R. M., M. L. Arimitsu, H. A. Coletti, R. R. Hopcroft, M. R. Lindeberg, S. J. Barbeaux, S. D. Batten, W. J. Burt, M. A. Bishop, et al. 2021. Ecosystem Response Persists After a Prolonged Marine Heatwave. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83818-5.

Taylor A.R, M.A. Bishop, A. Schaefer, R. Porter, K.M. Sowl. In review. Using Geolocator Data to Address Changes in Migration Patterns for Black Turnstone. Animal Migration.

PRESENTATIONS

Schaefer, A.L., and M.A. Bishop. Winter Marine Bird Surveys in Prince William Sound. Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council Board of Directors meeting. September 16-17, 2021.

Schaefer, A.L., M.A. Bishop, R. Thorne. Marine Bird Response to Forage Fish During Winter in Bays of Prince William Sound, AK. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

POSTERS 

Arimitsu, M., J. Piatt, S. Hatch, R. Suryan, S. Batten, M. A. Bishop, R. Campbell et al. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

Schaefer, A.L., M.A. Bishop, and K. Jurica. Effects of Egg Garvest on Egg Laying by Glaucous-Winged Gulls on the Copper River Delta. 19th Alaska Bird Conference, November 2021. Homer, AK.

OUTREACH

2021 Delta Sound Connections

Bishop, M.A. O Herring, Where Are Thou?

Bishop, M.A. and N. Hill. Influenza Transmission: Which Comes First –The Chick or the Egg?

Bishop, M.A. and J.W. Bernard. Acoustic-Tagged Herring - Modeling the Unknown.

Gorman, K., M.A. Bishop, and A. Schaefer – Light-Level Geolocation Tracks Non-Breeding Movements of Tufted Puffins.

2021 Breakwater

Bishop, M.A.  Shackleton’s Search for Herring. March 2021.

 

ROBERT W. CAMPBELL, PH.D.

PUBLICATIONS

Danielson, S.L., Hennon, T.D., Monson, D.H., Suryan, R.M., Campbell, R.W., Baird, S.J., Kolderied, K. and T.J. Weingartner. In review. Temperature variations in the Northern Gulf of Alaska across synoptic to century-long time scales. Submitted to Deep Sea Research.

Dias, B.S., McGowan, D.W., Campbell, R.W. and T. Branch. In review. Influence of Environmental and Population Factors on Prince William Sound Herring Spawning Phenology. Submitted to Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Michael, S., Crusius, J., Schroth, A.W., Campbell, R.W. and J. Resing. In review. Seasonal Controls on the Cycling of Dissolved and Total Dissolvable Al and Mn in the Gulf of Alaska. Submitted to Limnology and Oceanography.

PRESENTATIONS

Arimitsu, M., Piatt, J., Hatch, S., Suryan, R., Batten, S., Bishop, M-A., Campbell, R.W., Coletti, H., Cushing, D., Gorman, K., Hopcroft, R., Kuletz, K., Marsteller, C., McKinstry, C., McGowan, D., Moran, J., Pegau, S., Schaefer, A., Schoen, S., Straley, J. and V. von Biela. 2021. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

Dias, B.S., McGowan, D.W., Campbell. R.W. and T.A. Branch. 2021. What Affects Spawning Phenology of Herring (Clupea pallasii) in Prince William Sound? Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

POSTERS

Campbell, R.W. Impacts of the Recent Marine Heat Waves on the Oceanography and Plankton Ecosystem of Prince William Sound.  Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

Du., X., Campbell, R.W., Kibler, S., and B. Wright. Seasonal Dynamics of the Harmful Dinoflagellate Alexandrium and Associated Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Contamination in Shellfish: NPRB 1801 Project Updates for Prince William Sound. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

Renner, M., Holderied, K., McKinstry, C., Hondolero, D., and Campbell, R.W. Is it Spring Yet? Seasonal Clusters of Phyto- and Zooplankton Communities in Kachemak Bay and Lower Cook Inlet. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

REPORTS

Campbell, R.W. and C.A.E. McKinstry. Temperature Trends in the Surface Waters of Prince William Sound. pp 62-63 in: Zador, S., Yasumiishi, E. and Whitehouse, G.A. (Eds.). Ecosystem Status Report: Gulf of Alaska. North Pacific Fishery Management Council Report.

Campbell, R.W. Monitoring the Oceanographic Conditions of Prince William Sound. Report to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Gulf Watch Alaska project.

2021 Delta Sound Connections

Campbell, R.W. Smile, You’re on Plankton Cam!

Campbell, R.W., Du, X. and S. Kibler. Prevalence of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Prince William Sound.

 

KRISTEN GORMAN, PH.D.

PUBLICATIONS

Gorman, K.B., K.E. Ruck, T.D. Williams, and W.R. Fraser. 2021. Advancing the Sea Ice Hypothesis: Trophic Interactions Among Breeding Pygoscelis Penguins with Divergent Population Trends Throughout the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:526092. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.526092.

Arimitsu, M.L., J.F. Piatt, S. Hatch, R.M. Suryan, S. Batten, M.A. Bishop, R.W. Campbell, H. Coletti, D. Cushing, K. Gorman, R.R. Hopcroft, K.J. Kuletz, C. Marsteller, C. McKinstry, D. McGowan, J. Moran, S. Pegau, A. Schaefer, S. Schoen, J. Straley, and V.R. von Biela. 2021. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Global Change Biology 27:1859–1878. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15556.

Knudsen, E.E., P.S. Rand, K.B. Gorman, D.R. Bernard, and W.D. Templin. 2021. Hatchery-Origin Stray Rates and Total Run Characteristics for Pink Salmon and Chum Salmon Returning to Prince William Sound, AK in 2013-2015. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 13:58-85. doi: 10.1002/mcf2.10134.

SCOTT PEGAU, PH.D.

PUBLICATIONS

Suryan, R. M., M. Arimitsu, H. Coletti, R. R. Hopcroft, M. R. Lindeberg, S. Barbeaux, S. Batten, W. Burt, M. A. Bishop, J. Bodkin, R. Brenner, R. Campbell, D. Cushing, S. Danielson, M. Dorn, B. Drummond, D. Esler, T. Gelatt, D. Hanselman, S. Hatch, S. Haught, K. Holderied, K. Iken, D. Irons, A. Kettle, D. Kimmel, B. Konar, K. J. Kuletz, B. Laurel, J. M. Maniscalo, C. Matkin, C. McKinstry, D. Monson, J. Moran, D. Olsen, W. Palsson, S. Pegau, J. Piatt, L. Rogers, N. Rojek, A. Schaefer, I. Spies, J. Straley, S. Strom, K. Sweeney, M. Szymkowiak, B. Weitzman, E. Yasumiishi, and S. Zador. 2021. Ecosystem Response Persists After a Prolonged Marine Heatwave. Nature Scientific Reports.

Arimitsu, M., J. Piatt, S. Hatch, R. M. Suryan, S. Batten, M. A. Bishop, R. W. Campbell, H. Coletti, D. Cushing, K. Gorman, S. Haught, R. R. Hopcroft, K. J. Kuletz, C. Marsteller, C. McKinstry, D. McGowan, J. Moran, W. S. Pegau, A. Schaefer, S. Schoen, J. Straley, and V. R. von Biela. 2021. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Global Change Biology. 27, 1859-1878 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15556.

REPORT

Nedwed, T., S. Pegau, and K. Stone. 2021. Recent Development on Herder Commercialization. In International Oil Spill Conference, vol. 2021, p. 687208.

PRESENTATIONS

Pegau, W. S., Long-term Monitoring in Prince William Sound. Prince William Sound Natural History Symposium. May 2021.

Pegau, W. S., A Remotely Operated Surface Vessel for Oil Spill Response. California Oil Spill Technology meeting. March 2021.

Pegau, W. S., A Remotely Operated Surface Vessel for Oil Spill Response. Alaska Forum on the Environment. February 2021.

POSTER

Mearns, A., D. Janka, S. Pegau, and B. Robinson. Inter-Annual and Long-Term Variability of Rocky Intertidal Biota at Selected Sites in Prince William Sound, 1989 to 2020. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

Arimitsu et al. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

OUTREACH

2021 Delta Sound Connections

Hoover, H. and S. Pegau, Herring Population Estimates.

PETER S. RAND, PH.D.

PUBLICATIONS

Knudsen, E.E., P.S. Rand, K.B. Gorman, D.R. Bernard, and W.D. Templin. 2021. Hatchery-Origin Stray Rates and Total Run Characteristic for Pink Salmon and Chum Salmon Returning to Prince William Sound, AK, in 2013-2015. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 13(1):41-68. https://tinyurl.com/2mbmfstf.

Fukushima, M., and P.S. Rand. 2021. High Rates of Consecutive Spawning and Precise Homing in Sakhalin Taimen (Parahucho perryi). Environmental Biology of Fishes 104:41-52.

SERVICE

Reappointed Chair of International Union for the Conservation of Nature Salmonid Specialist Group for the next quadrennium (2021-2024).   

OUTREACH

2021 Delta Sound Connections

Rand, P.S. Radio-Tagged Salmon Head up the Copper River.

ANNE SCHAEFER, M.S.

PUBLICATIONS

Arimitsu, M., J. Piatt, S. Hatch, R.M. Suryan, S. Batten, M.A. Bishop, R.W. Campbell, H. Coletti, D. Cushing, K. Gorman, R.R. Hopcroft, K.J. Kuletz, C. Marsteller, C. McKinstry, D. McGowan. J. Moran, R.S. Pegau, A. Schaefer, S. Schoen, J. Straley, and V.R. von Biela. 2021. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Global Change Biology. https//doi.org/10.111/gcb.15556.

Suryan, R., M. Arimitsu, H. Coletti, R. Hopcroft, M. Lindeberg, S. Barbeaux, S. Batten, W. Burt, M.A. Bishop, J. Bodkin, R. Brenner, R. Campbell, D. Cushing, S. Danielson, M. Dorn B. Drummond, D. Esler, T. Gelatt, D. Hanselman, S. Hatch, S. Haught, K. Holderied, K. Iken, D. Irons, A. Kettle, D. Kimmel, B. Konar, K. Kuletz, B. Laurel, J. Maniscalco, C. Matkin, C. McKinstry, D. Monson, J. Moran, D. Olsen, W. Palsson, S. Pegau, J. Piatt, L. Rogers, N. Rojek, A. Schaefer, I. Spies, J. Straley, S. Strom, K. Sweeny, M. Szymkowiak, B. Weitzman, E. Yasumishi, and S. Zador. 2021. Ecosystem Response Persists After a Prolonged Marine Heatwave. Scientific Reports 11: 6235.

REPORTS

Bishop, M.A., and A. Schaefer. 2021. Long-term Monitoring of Marine Bird Abundance and Habitat Associations During Fall and Winter in Prince William Sound. FY’20 Annual Report to the Exxon Valdez oil Spill Trustee Council, project 20120114-E.

PRESENTATIONS

Schaefer, A.L., M.A. Bishop, and R. Thorne. Marine Bird Response to Forage Fish During Winter in Bays of Prince William Sound, AK. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

POSTERS

Arimitsu, M., J. Piatt, S. Hatch, R. Suryan, S. Batten, M.A. Bishop, R.W. Campbell, H. Coletti, D. Cushing, K. Gorman, R.R. Hopcroft, K.J. Kuletz, C. Marsteller, C. McKinstry, D. McGowan, J. Moran, W.S. Pegau, A. Schaefer, S. Schoen, J. Straley, and V.R. von Biela. 2021. Heatwave-Induced Synchrony Within Forage Fish Portfolio Disrupts Energy Flow to Top Pelagic Predators. Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

OUTREACH

2021 Delta Sound Connections

Schaefer, A. L. Marine Bird Predators Work Smarter, Not Harder.

Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dan Hull (2020-23)
Chair
Commercial Fisherman
Anchorage

Laura Meadors (2014-17, 2017-20, 2020-23)
1st Vice Chair
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Retired
Valdez

Craig Tillery (2017-20, 2020-23)
2nd Vice Chair
Deputy Attorney General, Retired
Alaska Department of Law
Anchorage

Sylvia Lange (2020-23)
Secretary
The Reluctant Fisherman Inn
Cordova

Thea Thomas (2017-20, 2020-23)
Treasurer
Area E Drift Gillnetter
Cordova

Katrina Hoffman
President and CEO, Ex-officio
Prince William Sound Science Center
Cordova

BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS

Chuck Meacham (2007-10, 2010-13, 2013-16)
President, Capital Consulting
Gig Harbor, Washington

Meera Kohler (1998-2008, 2011-14)
CEO, Retired
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
Anchorage

ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

Katherine Dugan (2021-24)
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Valdez

Robyn McGhee (2021-24)
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Anchorage

Betsi Oliver (2020-23)
Outreach Coordinator
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council
Anchorage

Chris Rurik (2020-23)
Director
The Russell Family Foundation
Gig Harbor, Washington

Tommy Sheridan (2018-21, 2021-24)
Fisheries Consultant
Cordova

Margaret Stock (2014-16, 2016-19, 2019-22)
Cascadia Cross-Border Law Group , LLC
Anchorage

Todd Telesz (2017-20, 2020-23)
CEO & GM
Basin Electric Power Coop
Bismarck, North Dakota

Peter Andersen (2021-24)
President, Chugach Commercial Holdings
Anchorage

OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF ECOSYSTEMS.


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