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2 were designed to describe migration patterns of juvenile 



3 salmon in the Everett area. Use is made by the Project 



4 of some of the data generated from these investigations 



5 conducted by Fisheries Research Institute. Essentially 



6 the Fisheries Research Institute, basing tentative con- 



7 elusions on studies to date, describes successful migra- 

 g tion patterns through waters of the Everett area. 



9 Further they conclude that the discharge of spent sulfite 



10 liquor into Everett Harbor, including Port Gardner Bay, 



11 has no appreciable effect on the Snohomish River salmon 



12 runs. Fisheries Research Institute, following good 



13 scientific practice, has reserved its final decision 



14 until studies using newly developed techniques of fish 



15 marking have been undertaken. 



16 When the Project report and basic data 



17 are examined in detail, we find fundamental agreement that 



18 salmon migrations are successful in the broad reaches of 



19 waters adjacent to Everett. The Project's salmon bio- 



20 assays, summarized on Page 319, show mortalities associated 



21 with Areas A and B. These areas are essentially the dock 



22 fronts of the Weyerhaeuser and Scott mills. 



23 Further examination of the basic data 



24 indicates that mortalities were observed only in limited 



25 areas inside these zones. The significance of the 



