Environmental Impact Statements


AquaSol, Inc. offers complete environmental impact statement (EIS) reporting for aquaculture projects. The scope of a given EIS is variable depending on the size of the project and the perceived sensitivity of the site to the proposed action. The following is a sample overview for a proposed cage culture operation for tilapia on a tropical lake:

Description Of Proposed Project

project purpose

conceptual design of cage culture facility

public need for the project and benefits to community

goals and objectives of the proposed action

social and economic benefits of the proposed action

cage culture operational parameter

Lake Surface Water Analysis

description of the lake watershed

tributary flows and hydraulic retention time

morphometric characteristics and biotic habitat

water chemistry

nutrients

trophic state

Thermal Characteristics

existing conditions

heat budget

stratification and mixing

hydrodynamic motions

sources of natural variation in lake water temperatures

impacts of the proposed action

Phosphorus And Productivity

existing conditions

Tp and Srp concentrations

profiles of phosphorus concentration with depth

phytoplankton

projected changes in phosphorus load and concentration

annual succession of the phytoplankton community

chlorophyll A measurements

phytoplankton species composition and biovolume

macrophytes

total phosphrus budget

Projected Secondary Effects On Water Quality

potential effect on water clarity

potential impacts on dissolved oxygen depletion

changes to phytoplankton abundance and chlorophyll concentrations

potential impact on macrophyte development

mitigating measures

unavoidable impacts

Lake Sediments Analysis

existing conditions

bathymetry

hand core samples analysis

biological investigations in the littoral zone

potential physical impacts

potential chemical impacts

potential biotic impacts

mitigating measures

Lake Fish Community Survey

deep water fish community survey

littoral zone fish community survey

distribution of fish in lake

effect on fish density

spawning/nursery habitat and migration patterns

impacts of the proposed action

mitigating measures

unavoidable impacts

Habitat Surveys

lakeshore habitat

urban/residential habitat

wildlife surveys

impacts of the proposed action

mitigating measures

unavoidable impacts

Visual Resources Analysis

aesthetics

existing visual resources along lake

impacts of the proposed action

visual impact analysis methodology

Alternatives Analysis

no action alternative

alternative fish farming technologies

alternative facility location

alternative cage culture design


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