ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



We are very appreciative to a number of people who assisted with 

 these reports. We would particularly like to thank the following for 

 their help and guidance: Dr. Howard Tait and Larry Shanks of the National 

 Coastal Ecosystems Team, Office of Biological Services, U.S. Fish and 

 Wildlife Service, provided guidance and review. Reviewers who commented 

 on draft products include: Dr. Bill Van Horn of the Bureau of Land 

 Management; Mr. Bud Damaburgher of the U.S. Geological Survey and Mr. Al 

 Powers, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCS Coordinator. 



Additional assistance was provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 personnel familiar with the area covered by this report: Drs. Jay Watson 

 and John Byrne (Portland, Oregon) Office of Biological Services. 



Dr. J. Clarence Davies, Executive Vice President, The Conservation 

 Foundation, provided institutional review and editorial guidance. Portions 

 of the draft reports were reviewed by staff members Raymond Tretheway 

 and Claudia Wilson. This report was edited by Lawrence C. Leopold, Sea 

 Grant Program, University of Southern California. 



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