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MID^ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 



Cf. Lft-; G. Andarson ROOW 2V!5 FECSSAL BUILDING John C. Bi^son 



Chairman 300 S. r.!*-;,- Str««t Executive Dic*ctt>f 



D9V«r. DS 10U9'l-?i78!J 

 William S. Wells :*J02 674-2331 



Vice Chairman FAX 302-^J74-^.3SS 



Ju«y 16. 1993 



Th« Hen<Mrabl« William J Hugh«a 

 341 Cartnon Hous<j Offlc<j Building 

 Washington. OC 20515 



Congr««»man Hughes: 



Th» Mi<J-Atlantiic Fishery Manag«tn.»m Council r<Bvi«w«d the Baach«s gnvironmsnta! 

 A s««siim»nii: Closure and Heat* Act «f' iSS3 {HR 31) at Its Jums 13-16, 1963 (t»«»etins. 

 «nd w«5i.!W !ik« to pxprsss its sup»',>ttfo^■ tr* concepts d<iV8lo|>«d in th« Act 



Our meroSj^fs agres that clear concise slarrtiards \vhich protect the puUiic from healtih 

 risks whila aiitwiMg sates flixibl'ltv in datssmlniiig b«ach closure, established criiwrla 

 wseful to bdach managers while orsventing mi»im*rpt-etatJons that could b« harmful ti> 

 th« fishing and ««afoe<i lndu«w«s. 



Although lh« Council woi^ld defftrtc oth^re with gr»«t«r oxpertjse concerning ?h«i 

 sctual s5l<ib!ishm«nt df %taftdard<f, j..« ?«i;; eg •■!!?,» anything that improv*;; v/ater qu»litv 

 will hav« a beneficial impact en fish habitat 



Sinc«r%iy 



i^tOM — 



Lot G. Anderson 

 Chairman 



