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THE CONFEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS 



OF 

 ATLANTIC CHARTERBOATS & CAPTAINS 



MARCH 17,1993 230 PARK AVENUE 



SUITE 1221 

 MR. ROBERT WHARTON NEW YORK, N.Y. 10169 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY ,,,„«» , 7 , 



GULF OF MEXICO AND THE OUTER Fax (212)7514384 



CONTINENTAL SHELF 

 HOUSE ANNEX II 

 ROOM 57 5 

 WASHINGTON DC. 20515 



DEAR MR. WHARTON, 



AS PER OUR CONVERSATION I WISH TO APPEAR BEFORE THE HEAPING THE 

 SUBCOMMITTEE WILL BE CONDUCTING ON MARCH 30,1993 IN ROOM 1334 OF 

 THE LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING AT 2:00 PM . 



1 AM CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFEDERATION OF THE ASSOCIATIONS DF 

 ATLANTIC CHARTER BOATS AND CAPTAINS. WE HAVE 15G0 VESSELS , 10 , 000 

 JOBS, PRODUCE $300,000,000 IN AMERICAN COMMERCE , AND TAKE 5,000,000 

 FEOPLE FISHING A YEAR IN OUR INDUSTRY. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 

 ALL THE RECENT MEETINGS WITH THE ARMY CORPS, THE DEC, AND THE PORT 

 AUTHORITY. 1 HAVE INTERVIEWED MANY PUBLISHED SCIENTISTS ON MY 

 RADIO PROGRAM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I ALSO REPRESENT THE 

 RECREATIONAL FISHING COMMUNITY AND HAVE TWO MARINE BUSINESSES 

 THAT ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BV 1HE PROPOSED DUMPING OFF THE SANDY 

 HOOK SITE. 



I ALSO AM VICE CHAIRMAN OF MAFAC(THE MARINE ADVISORY FISHERIES 

 COMMIT^LE ) A SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERY 

 SERVICE AND AM A MEMBER OF THE ICCAT DELEGATION (THE 

 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC 

 TUNAS). THIS ISSUE DIRECTLY AFFECTS INTERNATIONAL; FISHERIES A. 

 WELL AS DOMESTIC ONES. 



I ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARDS OF THE FOLLOWING: 



THE INTERNATIONAL GAMEFISH ASSOCIATION 



THE BILLFISH FOUNDATION 



THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR MARINE CONSERVATION 



THE MARINE CONSERVATION NETWORK 

 I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR 3EFORE YOUR 

 COMMITTEE ON THIS ISSUE. 



VERY TRULY YOURS 



THE CONFEDERATION OF THE ASSOCIATIONS OF ATLANTIC CHARTERBOATS 

 AND CAPTAINS 



STEPHEN SLOAN, CHAIRMAN 



