06/19/1989 Regular MeetingKodiak Emergency Services Council
June 19, 1989 @ 5:00 p.m.
Kodiak, Alaska
EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL
LT. TOM CALLAHAN (NOAA): We met with Shoreline Cleanup Committee to get better
intelligence as to where the crews have been to make an assessment on
priorities. What we want is to get a big picture by knowing where all the oil
is. On the re -oiled areas, we don't know much. The coalition people were at
the meeting.
JERRY HAMMOND (NATIONAL PARKS): Since Friday, the crews have been working on
the Peninsula, mostly at Hallo Bay. We have 8 technicians now in training.
They will be living off small vessels off the coast doing biological studies
and do follow up on baseline plot. They aren't primarily there for
identification of oil but will pass on information to SCAT team if they see it.
MIKE LEWIS (DEC): Overflights are still flying every day. Stuff is in water
and hard to see. Shoreline survey team is working on Peninsula side to do a
mapping. Will try to give you an update as they come in. On passive
monitoring system at setnet sites, hopefully they will start reports tomorrow.
On the sampling for shellfish, I did get some reports. Will give them out to
anybody and send to applicable villages. So far, none is contaminated. The
most recent test result is about 2 weeks old. We are trying to bring in
additional personnel, possibly 2 weeks. These personnel will be put into
shoreline monitoring.
JAY BELLINGER (KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE): Shoreline Cleanup Committee
worked today. I am getting help, but all at the same time.
LARRY NICHOLSON (ADF&G): We announced, at 4:30, an extension of 72 additional
hours --9 p.m. June 22 --to Moser Bay fishery. May be possible extension of
that. The fishery is looking strong. One small sheen sighted outside of Kemp
Bay that appears to be a bilge problem. If something changes and we get into
oil, we will shut it off within 3 hours. Our boats are there, and there is no
DEC person in Alitak. We are getting complaints about it and have talk to them
about getting their people in place as described earlier. I am planning on
calling Dennis Kelso. tonight and anything from you would be helpful. There is
one DEC person anchored in Mosier Bay.
LEWIS: There are new people in training and, hopefully, we will have someone
down here.
WAYNE DOLEZAL (ADF&G) introduced crew member Ed Weisse: We are moving to 326
Center, Suite 208. New phone is 486-5033. Will be habitat oil people and fish
monitoring people. I have not heard from Exxon in regards to work plan for
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away from eagle nests. I have had two different reports of some helicopters
flying right above eagle nests. I have maps you can give to your pilots.
(Will get copies to Exxon).
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