ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DATA SOURCES 



Technical information on OCS oil and gas activities and related 

 onshore facilities given in this report was derived from Volume I of 

 this series, unless another source is specifically cited. The eco- 

 logical information came from various Conservation Foundation reports, 

 including Coastal Ecosystem Management (publisher John Wiley and Sons, 

 Interscience, New York, 1977) unless another source is specifically 

 cited. Also particularly useful was The Onshore Facilities Related to 

 Offshore Oil and Gas Development Factbook (New England River Basins 

 Commission for U.S. Department of the Interior, 1976). 



Members of The Conservation Foundation staff who prepared this 

 volume were John S. Banta and Jeffrey A. Zinn. John H. Noble assisted 

 with general counsel and with detailed review, and Raymond L. Tretheway III 

 was the principal research assistant. Other research assistants were 

 Catherine Lochner, Duane Hampton, and Craig Richardson. Claudia Wilson 

 supervised the artwork and layout, assisted by Deborah Sheinbrood. John 

 0. Ludwigson, David C. Williams, and Oscar Strongin provided editorial and 

 technical review. Laura O'Sullivan supervised typing and assembly of the 

 manuscript. 



Personnel of the Office of Biological Services who were particularly 

 helpful were Drs. Allan Hirsch, William Palmisano, Howard Tait, and Donald 

 Woodard. Larry Shanks of that office gave especially close attention to 

 the preparation of this report. 



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