Mitigation Between Regional Transportation Needs and Preservation of Eelgrass Beds: Interim Report of Phase I Results

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  University of Washington. School of Fisheries ; Pacific Northwest Laboratory
• Corporate Contributors:
  Washington (State). Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Impact studies
  • Docks
  • Environmental protection
  • Ferries
  • Regional transportation
  • Rural transportation
  • Environment
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Washington
• Description:
  Demand for increased ferry service and expanding regional transportation plans mandate that the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) consider widening existing dock structures over the waters of Puget Sound. However, concerns about the impacts of dock structures and ferry operations on eelgrass habitat structure, function, and support of fisheries resources has prompted natural resource agencies to require that widening of ferry docks or construction of new facilities impose minimal or no impact on the eelgrass resource. To address the critical need for further information, WSDOT instituted an applied research project by the University of Washington's School of Fisheries (UW/SOF) Wetland Ecosystem Team (WET) and School of Marine Affairs (UW/SMA), and Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Marine Sciences Laboratory (PNL/MSL), to develop a quantitative understanding of how docks affect eelgrass habitats and how to minimize (i.e., mitigate) this effect.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33765/dot_33765_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 391.46 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:017d849caa5419f52b33132f4326fc784fa6c263ebab25d9820527998d2ab91e