Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

AMS was selected by the US and State of Alaska Trustee Council to provide Chief Scientist services (Dr. Robert Spies) for the government's investigations of natural resource damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Dr. Robert Spies, President of AMS, has been chief scientific advisor to the Exxon Valdez Trustee Council since 1991 and has helped guide the Damage, Assessment and Restoration Program. Dr. Spies has also been a principal architect in the development of the Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring Program. This 100 year program will incorporate measurements from a host of sources, including meteorological and climate monitoring, biological assessment, fisheries assessment, and other monitoring.