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rocky beaches still contain varying amounts of oil. Marine 

 life seems to have minimal problems. Algae on rocky shores 

 is expected to die, but regrow by spring. Waterfowl 

 deaths now stand at 189 (known and verified). Two- 

 hundred and fifty-seven birds have been sighted with 

 some oil fouling, and we expect that the majority. of 

 these will not survive. Seventy-four birds reported last 

 time are unaccounted for at this time. It is normal for 

 injured or sick birds to move into grassy areas or dense 

 marsh areas where they die or are preyed upon by predators. 

 Consequently, we assume the 74 birds not accounted for are 

 dead. (If these are added to confirmed deaths it brings 

 the death toll to 263). The 257 birds sighted with oil 

 covering parts of their body are not expected to survive. 

 Deaths are attributed to oil ingestion. All data based 

 on actual field studies and confirmed reports. No 

 estimates or projections included." 



DAMAGE TO COMMERCIAL SHELLFISHERIES 

 Raritan Bay, New York and New Jersey 



Exhaustive studies in Raritan Bay were carried out by the Public 

 Health Service as part of the investigations resulting from shell- 

 fish bed closures and public health hazards resulting from pollution 

 of Narragansett Bay. Most of the information presented in this 

 case study was taken from the enforcement conferences which resulted 

 from these investigations. 



