Fisheries Protection standards. New ocean uses involving offshore development shall only be allowed when the applicant can demonstrate that their project meets all of the following standards to protect fisheries located at the project site and nearby from adverse effects:
a. There are no likely long-term significant adverse effects for commercial or recreational fisheries. Adverse effects can be direct, indirect or cumulative.
i. A significant reduction in the access of commercial or recreational fisheries to the resource used by any fishery or a fishing community(s);
ii. A significant increase in the risk to entangle fishing gear;
iii. A significant reduction in navigation safety for commercial and recreational fisheries; and
iv. Environmental harm that significantly reduces quality or quantity of marine resources available for harvest.
b. All reasonable steps are taken to avoid and minimize social and economic impacts to fishing.
i. Avoid adverse social and economic impacts to fishing through proposed project location, design, construction, and operation, such as avoiding heavily used fishing areas. Where adverse impacts to fishing cannot be reasonably avoided, demonstrate how project has minimized impacts;
ii. Minimize the number of and size of anchors. Space structures for greater compatibility with existing uses and bury cables in the seafloor and through the shoreline;
iii. Minimize risk of entangling fishing gear from new structures installed in the seafloor or placed in the water. Minimize the displacement of fishers from traditional fishing areas, and the related impact on the travel distance, routing, and navigation safety in order to fish in alternative areas;
iv. Minimize the compression of fishing effort caused by the reduction in the areas normally accessible to fishers;
v. Minimize the economic impact resulting from the reduction in area available for commercial and recreational fishing for the effected sectors and ports.
vi. Limit the number and size of projects located in an area to minimize the impact on a particular port, sector, or fishery;
vii. Consider the distribution of projects and their cumulative effects; and
viii. Other reasonable and relevant considerations as determined by the fisheries consultation process and specifics of the proposed project.
Fisheries Protection standards. New ocean uses involving offshore development shall only be allowed when the applicant can demonstrate that their project meets all of the following standards to protect fisheries located at the project site and nearby from adverse effects:
Fisheries Protection standards. New ocean uses involving offshore development shall only be allowed when the applicant can demonstrate that their project meets all of the following standards to protect fisheries located at the project site and nearby from adverse effects:
a. There are no likely long-term significant adverse effects for commercial or recreational fisheries. Adverse effects can be direct, indirect or cumulative.
i. A significant reduction in the access of commercial or recreational fisheries to the resource used by any fishery or a fishing community(s);
ii. A significant increase in the risk to entangle fishing gear;
iii. A significant reduction in navigation safety for commercial and recreational fisheries; and
iv. Environmental harm that significantly reduces quality or quantity of marine resources available for harvest.
b. All reasonable steps are taken to avoid and minimize social and economic impacts to fishing.
i. Avoid adverse social and economic impacts to fishing through proposed project location, design, construction, and operation, such as avoiding heavily used fishing areas. Where adverse impacts to fishing cannot be reasonably avoided, demonstrate how project has minimized impacts;
