Prince William Sound Science &

“The 990 is prepared by the accounting firm, reviewed and signed by the president. The 990 is sent electronically to all members of the Board of Directors prior to its submittal to the IRS. It is also presented to the board at the next regular meeting following submittal. The 990 is also posted on the PWSSC website, www.pwssc.org, along with the organization's audited financial statements.”

“PWSSC does have a conflict of interest policy. A Conflict of Interest Declaration Form is given to the Board of Directors annually and addresses the questions in this section of the 990. The form is then signed and returned to us for our files.”

“The PWSSC President does an annual self evaluation, which is then submitted to the Board of Directors. The Board meets with the President in open and closed sessions and then completes their evaluation of the President. The evaluation is discussed and any comments or compensation changes are then finalized with a letter signed by the Chairman of the Board. The President evaluates other key employees. The key employees provide a self evaluation to the President who then makes comments on theperformance and reviews the evaluation with the employee. Any compensation changes are finalized with a letter signed by the President/CEO.”

“The PWSSC President does an annual self evaluation, which is then submitted to the Board of Directors. The Board meets with the President in open and closed sessions and then completes their evaluation of the President. The evaluation is discussed and any comments or compensation changes are then finalized with a letter signed by the Chairman of the Board. The President evaluates other key employees. The key employees provide a self evaluation to the President who then makes comments on theperformance and reviews the evaluation with the employee. Any compensation changes are finalized with a letter signed by the President/CEO.”

“PWSSC ensures that one year of audited financial statements and IRS form 990 are available on their website at pwssc.org, guidestar. These documents along with the conflict of interest policy and other governing documents are available upon request at their offices.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other Programs: Communications PWSSC maintains a communications program to outreach the research and education efforts and maintain awareness of our activities to our members. This program is responsible for maintaining our website, producing the Delta-Sound Connections paper, and the Breakwater newsletter among other things. Lectures on the area and the Science Center activities are provided to cruise patrons and other interested parties.Hydroponic FarmPWSSC was able to purchase an established hydroponic farming facility to develop a capacity for providing greater regional resilience through food security of items normally shipped into the community.JIP Herder/BurnerThis is a Joint Industry Program that uses funding from OSRI, North Caspian Operating Company, ExxonMobil, Shell, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Clean Caribbean Americas for the development of new oil spill response technology. A remotely operated surface vessel is being developed that can apply chemical herders and ignite herded slicks for in-situ burns. The system will carry remote sensing capabilities and can be controlled locally or through a satellite link.Climate Works CO2This project examines the CO2 uptake via chemical weathering of glacial particles in the ocean. These natural particles can help us understand the potential for removing CO2 through the addition of minerals to the ocean. By studying the reaction in fjords, we have a natural reactor with regions farther from glaciers indicating what occurs through time.PWSRCAC Marine BirdsPrince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council funded PWSSC for winter surveys of marine birds in Prince William Sound. The funding allows for winter marine bird surveys along the tanker lanes to identify their presence outside of the summer season when most surveys occur.PWSRCAC Weather BuoyThe Prince William Sound Citizens Advisory Council funded PWSSC to assemble and deploy two weather buoys in the Port of Valdez. These buoys provide weather information necessary to understand potential oil spill trajectories.U-Mass Avian FluSamples are being collected for the University of Massachusetts to detect if avian flu is present in the Cordova area.Other Grants / ContractsMiscellaneous PWSSC projects noted in the audit schedules. Funding from PWSSC enterprise Dept. for the R/V New Wave and miscellaneous funding for project research and education activities.”