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1 STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OP FISHERIES - EXHIBIT D 



2 Island and Strait of Juan de Fuca from Tatoosh Island to a 



3 line between Fort Casey and Fort Flagler State Parks, and 



4 such other unidentified Interstate and/or coastal waters 



5 being considered at this hearing. 



g Ocean waters, including estuaries and bays 



y too can be polluted. We take the position that close sur- 

 g veillance should be maintained on marine receiving waters 

 g as well as streams or lakes. There is little knowledge 

 available on the long-term effects of emitted waste dis- 

 charges upon the biota of these areas. There is a genuine 



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j2 need for such information. "Crash" investigations conducted 



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in the past have uncovered major or immediate adverse con- 



14 ditions, but often failed to uncover the subtle or long- 



term effects on the biota. We are encouraged by the 

 ig announcement that an extensive oceanographic research program 

 is to be established in the Puget Sound area. 



The Department of Fisheries in co-operation 

 with the fishery agencies of Canada and in compliance with 

 treaty obligations through the International Pacific Salmon 

 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 responsibilities of propa- 

 gation, protection, conservation, preservation, and management 



