When news flashed about the supertanker Exxon Valdez hard aground at Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, few in Kodiak imagined their world would be engulfed by ecological and economic catastrophe. Bears, Salmon & Oil retells the dramatic story of how Kodiak's rich maritime resources were impacted by the black tide and how people first coped with the disaster then rallied to pull of one of America's most exciting conservation victories.