ADEQUACY OF EXISTING DATA

In the Background and Possible Cause and Effect sections it was stated that insufficient data exist to indicate cause and effect relationships. Data are not sufficient in many areas, e.g.:

1) environmental baseline data (biological, chemical, and physical) are inadequate;

2) data available (i.e., Juraszs') have not been analyzed fully;

3) changes in human use of areas are not adequately quantified (e.g., for fishing, cruising, touring, pleasure boating); and

4) data on the acoustic characteristics of Glacier Bay or the vessels occurring in the Bay are not available.