Public Hearing - EISs for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal ...

11/3/2012
1 futures. And I think it would be irresponsible for me
2 to not help ensure a better future for my students and
3 not comment on this particular issue.
4 How ecologically pristine this region is is
5 a source of pride and livelihood here for all of us
6 islanders. And in the case of that if there is some
7 sort of incident -- and by the way, increasing the
8 number of ships increases the likelihood of an
9 incident; increasing the size of the ships increases
10 the potential level of devastation -- I fear that this
11 is a cost that the islands would not recover from.
12 And I want to know what would be done to help restore
13 those populations that were devastated. Thank you.
14 o-O-o
15 KIMBAL SUNDBERG: Hello. My name is Kimbal
16 Sundberg and I reside on San Juan Island. I'm
17 speaking on behalf of the San Juan Island Technical
18 Advisory Group for salmon recovery.
19 My group of volunteer natural resource
20 professionals advises the San Juan County lead entity
21 on issues affecting protection and the restoration of
22 salmon.
23 I have a bachelor of science degree in
24 biological oceanography and I retired as a habitat
25 biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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