Overview
ID #
43641.726
Document Type
Environmental Assessment
NOAA Office
National Marine Fisheries Service - Headquarters
Document Status
Complete
Last Updated
05/21/2021
Summary
The Final RP/EA evaluates restoration alternatives that address natural resources injured by the Tug Powhatan oil spill. To restore lost resources and services, the Trustees evaluated five restoration alternatives, including a no action alternative, and identified two preferred restoration alternatives. To restore lost Pacific herring, the Trustees identified as a preferred alternative, a marine debris removal project that would benefit Pacific herring. To restore lost shellfish harvesting days, the Trustees identified as a preferred alternative, an increased effort to monitor paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP