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to be Heard" points out, our fisheries and seafood have been affect- 

 ed already through river erosion: salmon spawns have been washed 

 away, log yards and dumps cause continuous oil leakage into 

 waters, and bark from logs stored in waters are causing untold 

 damage. 



As fishermen go to the fishing grounds, they tell us they have to 

 be on constant alert of floating logs. This potential causes damage 

 to boats, fishing gear, engines and lives. They travel a lot by night 

 because of regulated fishing time, a quota which seems to get cut 

 more each year. 



Our fishermen at the same time are not happy to see foreign 

 fishermen so easily rob another resource. We are the only country 

 that has to shake fish that are incidental catches. For example, 

 during Black Cod season, the halibut has to be tossed back to the 

 sea to watch it float or sink, sometimes up to 20,000 pounds a 

 season per boat. This is against our beliefs or laws, knowing this 

 can feed families throughout a winter. We cannot afford to let this 

 country ruin more natural habitat by logging practices we have to 

 live with. 



For years, the Forest Service has been saying in their EIS that 

 there is no significant impact on our way of life. As a plaintiff in 

 Hanlon v. Barton we had no choice but to take action before we 

 lost everything. ANILCA, Title 8, a "subsistence" law, is finally 

 being realized and being complied with. 



We had to sue the Forest Service and ADC to protect our way of 

 life. If you fly over the tip of Chichagof Island, you will see the be- 

 ginning of Forest Service cuts and get a better understanding of 

 what we face on our hunting and fishing grounds. 



May you hear the voices of our ancestors. 



Senator Wirth. Thank you very much. 



[The prepared statement of Ms. Hanlon follows:] 



