Project Team 



Dorothy L. Leonard 

 Eric A. Slaughter 



Paul V, Genovese 

 Sharon L. Adamany 

 Christopher G. Clement 



Report Team 



In addition to the Project Team, a 

 special Report Team was assembled 

 and managed by Daniel J. Basta, who 

 also provided editorial guidance. 

 Maureen A. Warren conducted com- 

 prehensive reviews of all draft material 

 and coordinated production. Davida G. 

 Remer prepared and managed graph- 

 ics and tables for the report. Carol M. 

 Blackwell placed and edited all copy 

 and graphics, and prepared the 

 camera-ready document. John J. 

 McDonough III selected and placed the 

 photography and helped design the 

 cover. Mitchell J. Katz designed the 

 original layout, conducted the final 

 copy edit, and coordinated printing. 

 The Project Team prepared the 

 original drafts and conducted quality 

 control reviews of all final narrative and 

 data in the report. 



draft materials were provided by 

 Charles N. Ehler of NOAA, T.C. 

 Siewicki of NOAA (NMFS), David 

 Dressel of the Food and Drug Adminis- 

 tration, Carin Bisland of the 

 Environmental Protection Agency, 

 Donald Steffeck of the U.S. Fish and 

 Wildlife Service, and Roy Martin of the 

 National Fisheries Institute. 



The 1990 Register was produced in 

 cooperation with the Interagency Task 

 Force on Shellfish-Growing Waters 

 which includes NOAA, the Food and 

 Drug Administration, Environmental 

 Protection Agency, and U.S. Fish and 

 Wildlife Service. 



Special appreciation is extended to the 

 many State public health, natural 

 resource management, and wildlife 

 enforcement officials who provided 

 their data and expertise throughout the 

 Register process. Their participation 

 made this report possible. 



Acknowledgements 



This report is a result of the dedication 

 of many individuals in NOAA's Strate- 

 gic Assessment Program. In addition 

 to the Report Team, Donald W. Field, 

 Timothy R. Goodspeed, Thomas J. 

 Culliton, Daniel R. G. Farrow, Anthony 

 S. Pait, and Vernon R. Leeworthy 

 provided supporting information on 

 wetlands, estuaries, population, 

 pollution, and recreation. Reviews of 



