Katrina Hoffman, M.S.

President & CEO

700 New England Cannery Rd., PO Box 705 Cordova, Alaska 99574
907-424-5800 x 262
khoffman@pwssc.org

Katrina Hoffman is the president and CEO of the Prince William Sound Science Center. She is also executive director of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute. She is the administrative principal investigator of Gulf Watch Alaska; a five-year, multimillion dollar long term monitoring program funded by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. She sits on the board of the Alaska Ocean Observing System and also holds a seat on the North Pacific Research Board. Hoffman earned a master’s degree in marine policy at the University of Washington. Prior to joining PWSSC, she worked for Washington Sea Grant and the University of Washington, focusing on West Coast shoreline management policy and international sustainable shoreline development programs. She is an experienced, certified science educator and has spent over 2,000 hours at sea conducting ship-based biological oceanography and marine science research for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and Occidental College.

Research Projects by Katrina Hoffman

August 1, 2025
view of ocean water with multiple buoys floating in it. Located on some of the buoys are dark birds (cormorants) and white and grey birds (gulls).

Mar ReCon Annual Surveys – Birds

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Group standing thigh deep in water full of lily pads. Group is next to a USFS nest island. Group is smiling for a photo. There are 9 people in the photo

2025 Community Coastal Experience

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Three adults (two female - right - and one male) in flight suits holding helmets in front of a red and white plane

Aleutian Tern Aerial Surveys Year 3 Update

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