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5. Feasibility of conserving portions of populations presently 

 existing in Upper Newport Bay would be studied. As ecological 

 requirements for the various species become catalogued, a basis 

 will be available for predicting survival in various hauitats. 

 Many new environments will be created in Upper Newport Bay (for 

 example, shallow underwater slopes of artificial islands). Some 

 of these probably could accommodate organisms presently inhabiting 

 areas that will become unsuitable. The practicality of relocating 

 entire populations will be influenced by several variables (ability 

 of the species to survive transplantation, costs of collecting 

 and then dispersing the population, etc.). Other study phases of 

 this project will provide the information required for making 

 decisisons. 



