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fish substantially faster during 1977 drought conditions, whether 

 or not we are getting incremental increases in survival. And that 

 is a question that must be answered. We have erred on the side 

 of fish. We have committed half of the U.S. storage to fish. Now 

 it is time to find out what we are doing for fish, to make sure that 

 in the next two or three life cycles of these animals, we are truly 

 going to make survival improvements to get these fish back. 



The question and answer is really simple, Mr. Chairman. The 

 issue is a four-letter word and it is fish, 



[Prepared statement of Mr. Wright and attachment follow:] 



