major rivers providing fresh water to 

 estuaries or on estuaries themselves. 

 Estuaries are one of the best ecosys- 

 tems for monitoring our success in 

 integrating commercial development 

 and environmental protection. 



Norman G. Benson 

 Paul F. Fore 

 Co-Chairmen 



Any questions or requests for 

 this publication should be directed 

 to: 



Information Transfer Specialist 

 National Coastal Ecosystems Team 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 NASA/Slidell Computer Complex 

 1010 Gause Blvd. 

 Slidell, Louisiana 70458 



or 



Information Transfer Spceialist 

 Office of Environment, Region 2 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 Box 1306 

 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The goal, objectives, and scope 

 of the Symposium were developed by 

 a steering committee consisting of 

 the following: 



Norman G. Benson, U. S. Fish and 



Wildlife Service (FWS) , Co-chairman 

 Paul Fore, FWS, Co-chairman 

 James Barkuloo, FWS 

 Keith Bayha, FWS 

 Bert Brun, FWS 

 John Byrne, FWS 



Ralph Cross, University of Southern 



Mississippi 

 Nicholas Funicelli, FWS 

 B.D. King, FWS 

 Steven Goodbred, FWS 

 Robert Hayden, FWS 

 Joseph Kathrein, FWS 

 William Lindall, National Marine 



Fisheries Service 

 Norval Netsch, FWS 

 Ted Robinson, U.S. Army Corps of 



Engineers 

 Richard Wade, FWS (retired) 



Myron Webb, Symposium Coordina- 

 tor, University of Southern Missis- 

 sippi, handled the administrative 

 work. 



Session chairmen introduced 

 speakers, directed discussion, and 

 assisted in editing the papers. 

 Those session chairmen that were not 

 on the steering committee were: 



Robert Stewart, FWS 



John Clark, Conservation Foundation 



Gordon Thayer, National Marine 



Fisheries Service 

 Gilbert Radonski, Sport Fishing 



Institute 

 Robert Livingston, Florida State 



University 

 Charles Caillouet, National Marine 



Fisheries Service 

 William Perret, Louisiana Wildlife 



and Fisheries Department 

 Rezneat Darnell, Texas A&M University 

 Emmet Gloyna, U.S. Water and Power 



Resource Service 

 Wiley Kitchens, FWS 

 Gerald Johns, California State Water 



Resources Board 

 Carroll Cordes, FWS 



The Sport Fishery Research 

 Foundation and the Environmental 

 Quality Committee of the American 

 Fishing Tackle Manufacturers Asso- 

 ciation provided travel funds for 

 some invited speakers. 



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