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2 and schools of several different species of fish and 



3 other animals were observed. These included Pacific 



4 herring, yellowtail rockfish, Pacific staghorn sculpin, 



5 starry flounder, shrimp, krill, spider crab, hermit crab, 



6 starfish, anemone, nudibranches and octopus. Local divers, 



7 in addition, reported the presence of lingcod, marbled 



g sculpin and black rockfish. On several occasions sports 

 9 fishermen were observed catching salmon adjacent to the 



10 Fibreboard dock which is located in the deposition area. 



11 "observations of the marine biota on and in 

 the immediate vicinity of dock pilings revealed a pro- 

 fusion of biological activity. Inhabitants included 



14 acorn barnacles, sponges, anemones, nudibranches, sea 



15 urchins, chiton, jingles, keyhole limpets, tubeworras, 

 Ig starfish and spider crabs. 

 ly "Comparison dives were made at Neah Bay and 



the Thunderbird Boathouse just inside Ediz Hook at Port 

 Angeles. At Neah Bay pilings exhibited a more abundant 



20 growth of tubeworms and mussels, but not as heavy a growth 



21 of anemones and sponges as found on the Fibreboard dock 



22 pilings. Growth on pilings at Thunderbird Boathouse was 



23 found to be quite similar to that at the Fibreboard dock. 



24 Little or no differences in the variety of fish were noted 



25 between the three areas. 



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