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ROBERT I. THIEME 

 harbor area . For about three weeks of the year the 

 herring run in here and the people come down with bare 

 hooks and gig for these herring and catch them in very 

 large numbers. And incidentally, when we talk about the 

 use of these waters for recreation, this particular boat 

 moorage has something in the neighborhood of 800 moorings 

 and has a long waiting list. 



Is there another shot, Nick? 



DR. LARDIERI: No; that is it. 



MR. THIEME: Thank you very much. 



Can we have the lights, please? 



To continue with regard to the comment on 

 recognized fertility of the Puget Sound waters, the report 

 does not demonstrate that any appreciable gains would be 

 realized by other water users or by the general public 

 if the proposed recommendations were accepted. Therefore, 

 we cannot agree with the conclusions and recommendations 

 of the report. 



So that our disagreement is not misconstrued, 

 I want to reiterate that Scott Paper Company has long been 

 committed to improvement of water quality where necessary 

 and feasible. Our company has a formal water quality 

 improvement program headed by Dr. Loren V. Forman, a vice 

 president of the company. In addition, we support 



