On Monday, Judge Kay Adams issued a summons to several executives of Alaska-based Cannery Creek Hatchery and David Reggiani, Jr., Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation (PWSAC) general manager, for charges in connection to an alleged 2013 diesel fuel spill and improper reporting of the leak.

In December 2013, hatchery Maintenance Supervisor Jason Vinyard allegedly found a 350-400 gallon diesel fuel oil spill under a staff housing building due to a leaking line from a fuel tank. "He immediately reported the spill to Christine Mitchell, the acting manager.