October 8, 2013

Juvenile herring intensive survey

We started our first round of the juvenile herring intensive survey. The work went well and pictures are now posted on our facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151725346597523.1073741837.112418342522&type=1
December 12, 2013

Drifters make a run south

The Oil Spill Recovery Institute and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation have collaborated on the release of oil spill tracking buoys to better understand potential oil […]
March 3, 2014

Science Center to collect seawater for radioactivity monitoring program

PRESS RELEASE By Caitlin McKinstry cmckinstry@pwssc.org   After the March 11, 2011 tsunami that damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, radioactive waste from the plant […]
March 26, 2014

Conductivity Sensor at the Cordova Tide Station

The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) is always exploring new ways to collect oceanographic information. Working with the Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC) and NOAA’s […]
March 26, 2014

ROVs and Herring Observations

Recently, scientists from PWSSC and Florida International University conducted a cruise to test the ability of using imaging sonar and camera systems attached to a remotely […]
April 21, 2014

Satellite Transmitting Cameras Assist Herring Monitoring Program

The Herring Research and Monitoring program led by the PWSSC has recently purchased two satellite transmitting cameras. The purpose of the cameras is to provide an […]
May 5, 2014

Alevin Pumping in Prince William Sound

As part of the Hatchery/Wild Salmon Interaction Study, a five person PWSSC crew collected pink alevin samples from the gravel in Stockdale Creek on Montague Island. This was […]
May 27, 2014

“Our Radioactive Ocean” Results

UPDATE: “Our Radioactive Ocean” Results By Caitlin McKinstry On April 14th, PWSSC oceanographers collected the first seawater sample for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s (WHOI) “Our Radioactive […]
May 27, 2014

Detecting oil in ice

Dr. Pegau with the Oil Spill Recovery Institute recently was awarded funding from the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers to coordinate a research effort […]
June 17, 2014

Hatchery-Wild Ocean Test Fishery Catch By Day

Ocean Test Fishery started May 15 for the 2014 season. To look at catch data, click the title of this post and follow the link to […]
June 25, 2014

Forage Fish Surveys

The Herring Research and Monitoring program is conducting aerial surveys during June and July for forage fish in Prince William Sound.  The focus of the June […]
June 25, 2014

Lab gets new calorimeter

In Prince William Sound and throughout the Gulf of Alaska, Pacific herring are a major prey species supporting larger fish, birds, and marine mammals. Herring build […]