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BELIEVE WAS THE PHASE) OF DIOXIN LACED DREDGE MATERIAL WOULD 



NOT BREAK UP UPON BEING DROPPED. NO P-RESENTATION WAS MADE OF THE 



FORCE OF THE IMPACT OF SUCH A CLUMP HITTING THE OCEAN FLOOR. 



I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE AND 

 SPECIFICALLY WITH DR NANCY THOMPSON OF THE SOUTHEAST NMFS LAB, WHO 

 IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED EXPERT ON TURTLES. DR. THOMPSON INFORMED ME 

 THAT ALL THE MENTIONED SEA TURTLES EAT JELLYFISH AND THE RIDGLEY 

 AND LOGGERHEADS ARE PARTICULARLY FOND OF BLUE CRABS . THE BLUE 

 CRABS OF NEWARK BAY HAVE WELL DOCUMENTATED HIGH LEVELS OF DI'GXLN. 

 ALL THE TURTLES LIVE AND EAT III DEPTHS OF 77 FEET OR 

 MORE.LEATHERBACKS ARE KNOWN DEEP DIVERS. ANY OF THE THREE SPECIES 

 CAN UTILIZE THE V/ATER DEPTH YOU STATED IN YOUR LETTER. TURTLES 

 ARE SENSITIVE TO WATER TEMPERATURES AND THE FOOD AVAILABILITY. 

 THEY ARE FOUND WHERE THERE ARE MARKED THERMOCLINES . "THEY LOVE TO 

 FEED WHERE THE FOOD CHAIN IS STIRRED UP." 



DR. TIM SMITH OF THE NMFS LAB AT WOODS HOLE INFORMED ME THAT THE 

 RIGHT WHALES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED STANDING OH THEIR HEAD.'- 07F 

 NANTUCKET BURROWING IN THE MUD LOOKING FOR AMPHL I POD:; , COMMONL V 

 KNOWN AS," BUGS IN THE MUD". THE FIN AND HUMPBACK WHALES EAT 

 HERRING, MACKERELS, AND SHRIMP. ALL FOUND IN ABUNDANCE AT THE MUD 

 DUMP SITE. 



I MUST REJECT THE SUGGESTION THAT THE ARE "NOT PRONE TO FEEDING 

 IN THE AREA." JUST THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE AS THEY ARE IN THE AREA 

 BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF FOOD. DR. SMITH STATED THAT THE 

 WHALE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TRAVEL INCREDIBLE DISTANCES JUST TO 

 OBTAIN FOOD. 



THE SUGGESTION THAT ANY OF THE PREY SPECIES WILL NOT SURVIVE OR 

 RECOLONIZE AFTER THE DUMPING BEGINS IS WITHOUT SCIENTIFIC FACT 

 OR STUDIES. MANY OF US BELIEVE THAT SUCH DUMPING WILL ONLY 

 INCREASE THE COLONIZATION BECAUSE THE CAPPING WILL BE 

 DELAYED UNTIL THE MOUND IS BUILT UP. NO SCIENCE HAS BEEN 

 FORTHCOMING TO MITIGATE CIRCUMSTANCES OF WAVE ACTION AND STORMS. 



COLONEL YORK, I HAVE OBSERVED YOU DURING THE MEETINGS AND FOUND 

 THAT YOU LISTEN AND SEEM TO BE ABLE TO SIT THROUGH THE POUNDEROUS 

 PRESENTATIONS TAKEING NOTES;AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE HONESTLY 

 TRYING TO WEIGH THE ISSUES. I ALSO REALIZE THAT THE CORPS IS 

 UNDER FIERCE POLITICAL PRESSURES TO ISSUE THE PERMIT TO BEGIN THE 

 DREDGING OF THE HARBOR TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE 42' DRAFT VESSELS. 

 I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE FACED WITH ONE OF THE MOST 

 IMPORTANT CHALLENGES THAT EVER FACED A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.. 

 I ONLY ASK THE QUESTION AND PLEAD THE CAUSE. 



