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restore and maintain the biological integrity of all waters of 

 the United States . As Congress reauthorizes the Clean Water Act, 

 I ask you to consider strengthening the Act's "non-point source" 

 provisions and creating a strong anti-degradation policy to 

 protect all of our nation's outstanding national resource waters. 

 Doing so will mean that we can achieve on a comprehensive basis 

 the same objectives that are under consideration here today. 



Thank you. I would be happy to answer any questions you 

 might have. 



Notes 



1. Nehlsen, W. , J. E. Williams, and J. A. Lichatowitch. 1991. 

 Pacific salmon at the crossroads: stocks at risk from 

 California, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Fisheries 16:4-21. 



2. Goodman, M. L. Preserving the genetic diversity of salmonid 

 stocks: a call for federal regulation of hatchery programs. 

 Environmental Law: 20:111-166. 



3. Hilborn, R. 1991. Hatcheries and the future of salmon in the 

 Northwest. Fisheries 17:5-8. 



4. Meffe, G. K. Techno-arrogance and halfway technologies: 

 salmon hatcheries on the Pacific coast of North America. 

 Conservation Biology 6:350-354. 



5. White, R. J. 1992a. Why wild fish matter: a biologist's view. 

 Trout (Trout Unlimited), Summer 1992:25-33,44-50. 



6. White, R. J. 1992. Why wild fish matter: balancing ecological 

 and aquacultural fishery management. Trout (Trout Unlimited), 

 Autumn 1992:16-33,44-48. 



7. Hamilton, J. B. 1989. Response of juvenile steelhead to 

 instream deflectors in a high gradient stream. Pages 149-158 in 

 R. E. Gresswell, B. A. Barton, and J. L. Kershner. Practical 

 approaches to riparian resource management: an educational 

 workshop. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Billings, Montana. 



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