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play in our future if we handle this resource properly are things 

 that we have a great deal in common. 



So it is a great pleasure for me to be here, Mr. Chairman. 



I thank you for bringing us here, and I thank the Chairman of 

 our subcommittee, Mr. Manton, for also traveling here with us, and 

 I expect to learn a great deal. 



Thank you. 



Chairman Studds. I was afraid Ms. Unsoeld was going to start a 

 battle, which we frequently have, about who has the more beauti- 

 ful coastal district, which is particularly awesome. We would have 

 inevitably heard from Mr. Hamburg from the Northern California 

 coast. 



Congressman Hamburg. 



STATEMENT OF THE HON. DAN HAMBURG, A U.S. 

 REPRESENTATIVE FROM CALIFORNIA 



Mr. Hamburg. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would also like to 

 thank the Chairman and subcommittee Chairman for bringing us 

 to this event today, and also thank the members of the Pacific 

 Northwest delegation for having this hearing today in Portland. 



I also consider myself part of the Pacific Northwest delegation, 

 representing the north coast of California, and indeed I represent 

 three fishing ports: Crescent City, Eureka, and Fort Bragg; and the 

 concerns that are going to be discussed at some length and hopeful- 

 ly with some illuminating consequences today are certainly the 

 concerns that are very much at the top of the list in my district as 

 well. 



Congresswoman Furse mentioned the overturning of the decision 

 of the PFMC on the Pacific whiting. There was also an overturning 

 of the decision with respect to the Klamath River chinook which 

 had devastating effects on particularly the small boat fishery out of 

 those ports of Crescent City, Eureka, and Fort Bragg, so I am ex- 

 tremely concerned about the issues of salmon habitat, the overall 

 health of this resource as it affects our economy, and, yes, our cul- 

 ture. I am extremely concerned about our work to reauthorize the 

 Magnuson Act and make it a workable tool for bringing back these 

 fisheries so that they can continue to be an important part of our 

 regional economy and also continue to sustain the kind of life-style 

 that we feel so strongly about here in the Pacific Northwest. 



So thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I, too, look forward to 

 the panels and the discussion that we are going to have here this 

 morning. 



Chairman Studds. Another Northwestern from the city we are 

 about to go to, Congresswoman Maria Cantwell of Washington, the 

 other Washington, the real Washington. 



STATEMENT OF THE HON. MARIA CANTWELL, A U.S. 

 REPRESENTATIVE FROM OREGON 



Ms. Cantwell. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to commend 

 you and the committee staff for your hard work in planning this 

 trip. After seeing the weather in Portland today I must say that 

 the pressure is on. I hope Seattle produces this afternoon. 



