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1 FIBREBOARD CORPORATION - EXHIBIT D 



2 the immediate vicinity of dock pilings revealed a profusion 



3 of biological activity. Inhabitants included acorn 



4 barnacles, sponges, anemones, nudibranches, sea urchins, 



5 chiton, jingles, keyhole limpets, tubeworms, starfish, 

 Q and spider crabs. 



•J Comparison dives were made at Neah Bay and 



g the Thunderblrd Boathouse, Just Inside Edlz Hook at Port 

 9 Angeles. At Neah Bay, pilings exhibited a more abundant 

 growth of tubeworms and mussels, but not as heavy a growth 



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jj of anemones and sponges as found on the Fibreboard dock 



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pilings. Growth on pilings at Thunderblrd Boathouse was 

 found to be quite similar to that at the Fibreboard dock. 



14 Little or no differences in the variety of fish were noted 



15 between the three areas. 



jg These studies demonstrate quite dramatically 



i» that a well balanced marine community exists on and over the 

 Ig area of deposition offshore from the Fibreboard mill. As 

 a result, we have concluded that the marine environment has 

 not been adversely affected by deposition from the waste 

 21 discharge. Under these conditions, mechanical removal 

 would not Improve the bottom environment and could cause 



23 adverse conditions during the extended period which would 



24 be required for such an operation, 



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