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TESTIMONY 



OF 



DR. MICHAEL F. TILLMAN 



ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PROTECTED RESOURCES 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



BEFORE THE 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS 



AND PUBLIC LANDS 



COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 



U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



MARCH H, 1993 



Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: 



My name is Dr. Michael Tillman. I am the Acting Director of the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Office of Protected 

 Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 

 Department of Commerce. I appreciate the opportunity to provide 

 the Subcommittee with the views of the Department regarding 

 watershed and fish habitat degradation on public lands and 

 national forests, and the agency's activities addressing this 

 important issue in the broader context of our stewardship 

 responsibilities for anadromous fishery resources in the Pacific 

 Northwest. 



The Department has statutory responsibilities which authorize it, 

 acting through NMFS, to protect, mitigate, and enhance anadromous 

 fishery resources for the benefit of the commercial and 

 recreational fishing industries and Tribal fisheries of the 

 United States. NMFS has Federal conservation and management 



