TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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WELCOME. 1 
Dr. James Thomas, Senior Scientist, Estuarine Programs Office 
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration 
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 3 
Dr. Betsy Brown, Principal Research Scientist, 
Battelle New England Marine Research Laboratory. 
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND OVERVIEW. 5 
Ms. Kathy Castagna, Project Manager, Water Quality Branch 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I 
SEWAGE MANAGEMENT. 23 
Ms. Cheryl Breen, Water Quality Coordinator 
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. 
FISHERIES: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. 31 
Mr. W. Leigh Bridges, Assistant Director, Division of Marine Fisheries 
Massachusetts Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Recreational Vehicles 
STATUS OF THE HABITAT: CHEMICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
Dr. Paul Boehm, Research Leader and Director of Marine Chemistry 
and Geochemistry, Battelle New England Marine Research Laboratory. 61 
Dr. Gordon T. Wallace, Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences Program, 
University of Massachusetts at Boston, Harbor Campus. 37 
HEPATIC HISTOPATHOLOGY OF WINTER FLOUNDER 
FROM BOSTON HARBOR. 77 
Dr. Robert Murchelano, Division Chief, Environmental Processes Division 
Northeast Fisheries Center 
MULTIPLE USES AND MANAGEMENT. 95 
Mr. Richard Delaney, Executive Director, 
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 
PANEL DISCUSSION. 103 
PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR BOSTON HARBOR 
AND MASSACHUSETTS BAY. 125 
Dr. Eugene Gallagher, Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences Program, 
University of Massachusetts at Boston, Harbor Campus 
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