CONTENTS 



Page 



Opening statement of Senator Kerry 1 



Opening statement of Senator Packwood 4 



List of Witnesses 



Baker, Hon. James D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 



Atmoshere, National Oceanic and Atmospherica Administration 5 



Prepared statement 8 



Dill, Jan E., Vice President, Oceanic Institute 33 



Prepared statement 34 



Garrison, Rob, Executive Director, Nantucket Research and Education Foun- 

 dation 41 



Prepared statement 43 



Hallerman, Dr. Eric, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wild- 

 life Sciences, Virginian Polytechnic Institute and State University 46 



Prepared statement 48 



Sandifer, Dr. Paul A., Director, Marine Division, South Carolina Department 



of Natural Resources 36 



Prepared statement 38 



Appendix 



Environmental Defense Fund, prepared statement of the 59 



Questions asked by, and answers thereto by Dr. Baker: 



Senator Dorgan 68 



Senator Gorton 69 



Senator Inouye 65 



Senator Kerry 66 



Senator Pressler 65 



Rampy, P.T., Coordinator, Treasure Coast Coalition, Inc., letter from, to Sen- 

 ator HoUings, dated June 17, 1994 64 



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