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STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES - EXHIBIT E 

 conducted in the past have uncovered major or Immediate 

 adverse conditions, but often failed to uncover the subtle 

 or long-term effects on the biota. We are encouraged by 

 the announcement that an extensive oceanographlc research 

 program is to be established in the Puget Sound area. We 

 feel that additional research on water quality conditions 

 is also needed. 



The Department of Fisheries in co-operation 

 with the fishery agencies of Canada and in compliance with 

 treaty obligations through the International Pacific Sal- 

 mon Commission, and in co-ordination with the Pacific 

 Marine Fisheries Commission, has promulgated regulations 

 to control the harvest of food fish in both interstate 

 and International waters as part of its statutory re- 

 sponsibilities of propagation, protection, conservation, 

 preservation, and management of food fish and shellfish. 

 Protection of water quality and quantity is also a 

 necessary objective of the Department of Fisheries in 

 terms of its statutory responsibilities. Clean waters 

 are essential for protecting, maintaining, and managing 

 our fisheries resource. We accept the following definition 

 of the term "water pollution": 



"The degradation or change of the physical, 

 chemical, or biological qualities of surface, ground, and 



