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 MAX KATZ 

 Susan. This is a little more difficult to interpret-- 



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 --because sotue of the fish taken in these areas go up the 

 Snohomish, some go up the Stillaguamish , and the fishery 

 here is also rather difficult to interpret, at least as 

 far as I am concerned, because most of the commercial fisher- 

 men seem to prefer to fish the Port Susan area. 



Nevertheless, it can be seen that the 

 Chinook have been declining in Port Gardner. On the other 

 hand, the catch in Port Susan has increased. The catch 

 in Port Susan, of course, follows the trend of the Puget 

 Sound. 



Now is the time to ask the questions, and 

 there are many questions to be asked and the answers are 

 not simple. These are some of the questions to which we 

 have to find answers before we know what is happening to 

 the salmon in the Snohomish and the salmon populations in 

 Puget Sound. 



1. We have been told that pulping wastes 

 can affect fish. Are they actually affecting salmon? 



To what extent and how can we measure it? 



2. Is there overfishing? 



3. Is there underf ishing? 



You might question underf ishing. The 



