As oil spill cleanup continues, ADF&G looks at impact on nearby herring fishery
State biologists are looking into how a recent oil spill around 15 miles northwest of Sitka will affect the sac roe herring fishery and subsistence harvest.
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EPA concludes oil spill investigation, no source identified
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has concluded its investigation into an oil spill that occurred last fall near the Sitka Sound Science Center, without determining a source of the oil.Read More
Oil spill estimated at around 10 gallons, EPA still seeking source
State and federal investigators are still working to determine the cause of a recent oil spill in Sitka Sound. The oil leak was spotted oozing from a hole in the seawall near the Sitka Sound Science Center in mid-November. DEC spokesperson Sarah Moore says the leak stopped shortly after the spill was spotted.
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EPA to investigate source of oil spill in Sitka
Federal environmental investigators will be in Sitka this week to examine the cause of a recent oil spill. Read More
Cleanup, containment underway at Sitka Sound Science Center oil spill
The source and volume of the spill is currently unknown, but there’s speculation from both the Coast Guard and the state Department of Environmental Conservation that it might originate somewhere uphill, on the former campus of Sheldon Jackson College, which is now owned by the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.
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