Day, Angela

Even before she came to have a close tie to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Angela Day would have described the event as a defining chapter in her life. Like people worldwide, she was astounded that such an accident was even possible, and heartbroken as she followed media coverage and saw images of the environmental devastation it caused.

Meeting her husband Bobby Day the fisherman at the heart of Red Light to Starboard deepened her understanding of the spill's impacts. She took copious notes as he shared anecdotes about fishing, his family's history in Alaska, and the crushing consequences he...