1 JOHN DOUGLAS 



2 Division, Washington Department of Game. 



3 The Washington Game Department is vitally 



4 interested in any program that will improve the aquatic 



5 habitat for fish within the Puget Sound region. The bays, 

 B estuaries and salt water environment are essential in the 

 7 life cycle of our anadromous game fish species, and the 



g quality of this environment is the key to survival of 



9 these fish. Pollution of rearing and travel areas is one 



10 of the main limiting factors to increased survival of these 



11 game fish species. 



12 It is expected that some 2.8 million 



13 people will be in the Puget Sound area by 1980. This 



14 increased population will create problems in supply and 



15 demand of our game fish resources. These people need 



16 outdoor recreation outlets for their leisure time as well 



17 as jobs to finance these leisure time activities. This 



18 cannot be accomplished if one need is developed at the 



19 expense of the other. The present pollution of our salt 



20 water areas from industrial and municipal wastes to the 



21 extent indicated by the report of the Federal Water Pollu- 



22 tion Control Administration well indicates the extent of 



23 the development of one resource at the expense of another. 



24 The improvement of key salt water habitat 



25 would allow an increase in our anadromous game fish 



