Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
Madison Vitale currently serves as a Fish Culturist at Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation since July 2019. Additionally, Madison has been a Lab Technician at The University of Southern Mississippi since August 2015, engaging in various tasks including assisting professors, grading students' projects, preparing samples for DNA collection, and conducting genetic research on elasmobranchs. Madison also held roles as a Teaching Assistant for BSC 103 Biology and Society and as a Biology Tutor for courses BSC 103, 110, and 111, where responsibilities included creating presentations, addressing student inquiries, and supporting students with lab reports and research papers. Madison obtained a High School Diploma from Fort Zumwalt South High School in 2015 and completed education at The University of Southern Mississippi between 2015 and 2019.
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation (PWSAC) is a non-profit corporation founded in 1974 by a local commercial fishermen’s organization to optimize Alaska’s wild salmon resources. PWSAC produces hatchery-born, ocean-raised wild salmon for the commercial, sport, personal use and subsistence fisheries in the Prince William Sound and Copper River regions. With headquarters in Cordova, Alaska, PWSAC operates four remote salmon hatcheries in Prince William Sound and one on the Copper River in Paxson. About 600 million salmon fry and smolt are produced for release into Pacific waters. The returning adults benefit all user groups. PWSAC operations are financed through the sale of fish to processors and a salmon enhancement tax paid by commercial fishermen.