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us in the intricacies of their bureaucracy. 



Mr. Harris. 



MR. HARRI'J: To show that our fisheries 

 are a littl.> bit split up as far as interests are con- 

 cerned between gama and commercial fisheries, we should 

 like now to call upon Mr. Lassiter of the State Depart- 

 ment of Fisheries. 



STATEMENT OF J. E. LASATER 

 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

 ^('ASTIINGTON DEPARHENT OF FISHERIES 



MR. LASATER: Gentlefr«n, I am J. E. 

 Lasater , Assistant Director, Washington Department of 

 Fishei* its. 



I am always following Game Departmatii; people 

 around explaining that while we are different, we are 

 partners. I just might tell you that, similarly to the 

 Federal organization, we are split into two groups, one 

 dealing with those fish which may be taken commercially, 

 which I represent, and those fish which may be taken only 

 for personal use, which Idr . Douglas represents. 



So that I won't overlook it, I ha ve been 

 asked by Mr. Russell Bristow, of the Columbia River 

 Fishermen's Protective Association, to tell you in his 

 behalf that he wishes you to know that his organization 



concurs with the findings and the report on Pollutional 



