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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This project would not have been possible without the knowledge, assistance and
goodwill of the people in Chenega Bay, Port Graham, Tatitlek, and Cordova.
In particular, Mike Eleshansky, Doug Bruck, Simeon Kvashnikoff, Jr. and
Jerry Totemoff provided knowledge and assistance in the field; and Martha Vlasoff,
Walter Meganik, Jr., Jody Seitz, and the fishermen of Cordova shared their knowledge
and encouragement. We thank Tania L. S. Vincent, Scott Wilbur, Kathleen Pollet,
Kathryn Hough, Roger Trani and Cordova Water Sports, Michael Kyte, Dan Logan,
Neal Oppen, Beth Haley, and Tom Kline for assistance with field work; Suzi,
Beth and Petunia for carrying there sonic tags for so long; Gary Fujii and
Shin Ishinaka for translation of Japanese papers; Ed Debevec, Peter Holck, and
Robin Lock for their help with the statistical design and analyses of these surveys;
Nora Foster for assistance with museum specimens; Martha Vlasoff for suggesting
that we create educational activities; Tania L. S. Vincent and Dan Logan for
telling me "you need a submersible!"; and a special thanks to Cap'n NealDawg
Oppen and his vessel the Tempest for their long-term support and interest in
this project.
2000-2003
We thank the At-Sea Processors Association for financial support of this research
as part of the Marine Biology Program at Alaska Pacific University. Thanks to
Jacki Cox, "Wild" Pete Plywaczewski, and Rachael Thiele for their hard work on
student projects and willingness to allow their photographs on these pages; and
to Thomas L. Vincent (University of Arizona), Tyrone L. Vincent (Colorado
School of Mines) and their student teams for development of Shadow prototypes.
Some aspects of Shadow development are based upon work supported by the National
Science Foundation under Grant No. 0115882. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions
or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
1997-1999
We thank the Merck Research Program/AAAS and the PEW Faculty-Student Summer
Research Program at St. Lawrence University for financial support. Thanks to
Megan Reed, Kate Achilles, Laura Hostteter, and Alyssa Joyce for their hard
work on student projects, and to John Rupp for assitance with the bomb calorimeters.
Special thanks to Thomas L. & Peggie Jo Vincent for help on the beaches in 1997 and
for taking care of us while we updated this web page in 1999.
1998
We thank five anonymous reviewers and the staff of the West Coast National
Undersea Research Center for comments and assistance with the design of the
submersible research, the crew of the submersible Delta, the F/V Pagan,
and the R/V Medeia for their professionalism, hard work, and good humor,
and the West Coast National Undersea Research Center for financial support.
1995-1997
We thank Renee Ernster of the F/V Tempest for her enthusiasm and support
in the field and reviewers of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Office
for comments on the design and analysis of this research, and the Exxon Valdez
Oil Spill Trustee Council and Project AWARE for financial support.
