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The Fish and Wildlife Service has a continuing interest in 
all fish and wildlife in the area. As with most other Federal 
agencies, investigations underway in various parts of the country 
on water quality and marine organisms often can be related to pol- 
lution in the New York Bight. 
The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife is conducting a 
two-year investigation of sludge dumping financed by the Corps of 
Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center. This study covers 
the hydrology of the Bight and effects of disposal of sludge and 
dredge spoil on the ecology of the New York Bight. 
The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries has no action program 
in the New York Bight. However, upon request, the Bureau, in 
cooperation with the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, con- 
ducts evaluations for the Corps of Engineers of applications for 
dumping in the New York Bight under the Interior-Army agreement. 
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