QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Sample Clauses

QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT. As this document describes, there will be different impacts depending on which alternative is chosen. Each alternative is expected to have a negligible impact on the biological and physical environment, thus each alternative is equal in these respects. Alternative 2 offers positive social impacts and Alternative 1 carries with it negative social impacts. In regards to economic impacts, Alternative 2 provides economic benefits to Sector members that may not be realized as compared to Alternative 1. Table 14 summarizes these impacts as well as cumulative impacts of the alternatives. Overall Negligible: the same as under Alternative 1 Longliners will likely convert to gillnetters Longliners convert gear, redirect effort, or lease days Longliners convert to gillnetters Longliners convert to gillnetters Target Species Negligible: Longliners will convert to gillnetters with slight impacts A slight possible increase Positive A slight net change in takes is possible No net change in takes Non-target Species Negligible: Gillnets may result in more bycatch with slight impacts A slight possible increase Negligible Negligible No net change in bycatch Protected Species Negligible: Gillnets may result in more interactions A slight possible increase Negligible Negligible No net change in interactions Overall Negligible Negligible Regulate gillnet interactions Reduce amount of potential interactions and protects habitat Protect EFH Overall Negative: Longlining fleet will be eliminated Limit revenues and hurts local community Impact longliners, resulting in a less diversified community Result in less local jobs with less longliners Prevent hook fishing and hurt community Chatham / Harwich Negative: Results may be detrimental to shoreside communities Place stress on community by forcing gear conversions Force conversion of longliners to gillnetters, stresses to local communities Force conversion of longliners to gillnetters, adding stress to local communities Negligible Hook Sector Negative: Limited flexibility and no income certainty Forces conversion of hook fishers to gillnetters Forces conversion of hook fishers to gillnetters Forces conversion of hook fishers to gillnetters Forces conversion of hook fishers to gillnetters Overall Negative: Alternative 1 will have disproportionatey negative impacts on hook fleets Reduce hook fishermen incomes and results in less jobs Reduces hook fishermen incomes and results in less jobs Costs of gear conversions reduces hook fishermen...