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2 migrating fingerlings except in rare instances when thsy 



3 might be present in these areas at unfavorable times. 



4 Studies by the University of Washington Fisheries Research 



5 Institute of fish migration patterns and successes in the 

 g Everett area lead them to the conclusion that mill opera- 

 7 tions do not appreciably affect the fishery. Dr. Ernest 

 g Salo, Associate Professor with the Institute, will dis- 



9 CUS3 these studies later in the conference. 



Dr. Xatz will give us his thoughts on the 



10 



,« salmon and steelhead fisheries production of Puget Sound 



12 

 13 

 14 



17 



later. He notes that the Nooksack River, which flows into 

 Bellingham Bay^is one of the few Puget Sound streams 

 showing a consistent and substantial increase in the 



15 production of chinook salmon. 



16 The explanation for the apparent contra- 

 diction between the field studies on salmon ai:d the con- 



18 elusion of the FWPCA report are: 



19 1. The restricted areas ac\d limited times 



20 that any water conditions are adverse to fish, and 



21 I 2. The relatively few natural migrants 



22 that are found in these areas at such times. 



23 I We suggest that the removal of any existing 



24 sludge deposits be thoroughly studied before such a diffi- 



25 cult and costly task is undertaken. 



