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these whales are knovm to be suf f ering-~injuri«s and direct 

 mortalities from two sourcee that are much mora tangible than the 

 hypothetical adverse effects from Boston's wastewater. Ship 

 collisions and net entanglements are well-established sources of 

 right whale injuries and deaths in U.S. waters, yet little is 

 being done here in New England to reduce these encounters. 



We take this opportunity to call upon the National Marine 

 Fisheries Service, especially its Northeast region, to expedite 

 implementation of the right whale recovery plan, while we 

 applaud the agency for its careful study of possible impacts from 

 the MWRA outfall, we urge it now to direct the same energy toward 

 concrete action that will reduce the number of right whales that 

 are struck by ships and entangled in fishing nets . And we hope 

 that this Subcommittee will insist that this is accomplished 

 expeditiously . 



Thank you for your consideration of these comments. 



Sincerely, 



Dorsey 

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Eleanor M. Dorsey 0^ 

 Staff scientist 



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Peter Shelley 

 Senior attorney 



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