PREFACE 



"Impacts of Navigational Dredging on Fish and Wildlife- A Literature 

 Review" was written primarily for fish and wildlife biologists who review 

 applications for dredging permits. The state of the art of impacts of 

 navigational dredging is discussed and the reader is directed to appropriate 

 sources for further study. Any questions, or requests for this publication 

 should be addressed to: 



Fish and Wildlife Service Coordinator 



U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station 



Post Office Box 631 



Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 



Telephone: (601) 634-3771; FTS 542-3771 



or 



Information Transfer Specialist 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



NASA/SI idell Computer Complex 



1010 Cause Boulevard 



SI idell, Louisiana 70458 



Telephone: (504) 255-6511; FTS 685-6511 



The correct citation for tli.^ report is: 



Allen, K. 0. and J. W. Hardy. 1980. Impacts of navigational dredging 

 on fish and wildlife: a literature review. U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service, Biological Services Program. FWS/OBS-80/07. 81 pp. 



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