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ROBERT I. THIEME 

 Briefly, he has the trawler Point Defiance. 



"Over the past 30 years I have been par- 

 ticularly active in bottom fishing in the waters between 

 Everett and Whidbey Island. I am out fishing there almost 

 every day during the trawling season. 



"It is my personal observation that the 

 boats engaged in this type of fishing in this area have 

 been bringing in each year, with only one or two excep- 

 tions, more fish than in the previous year. 1967 looks 

 like it is going to be the best yet." 



There was developed just a few years ago 

 in Port Susan a new fishery in our area. This had to do 

 with hake. The Federal report indicates that hake would 

 be adversely affected by waste liquor. I have a letter 

 from Mr. Zuanich: 



"Gentlemen: My name is A. C. Zuanich and 

 I would like to tell you about my recent experiences in 

 catching hake from the waters along the east shore of 

 Whidbey Island, particularly in Port Susan and Saratoga 

 Passage. 



"With my family, I operate the trawler 

 Voyager, and in the past four months we have made almost 

 daily trips into these waters to catch this type of fish 

 by mid water trawling techniques. This fishery was started 



