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Environmental assessment : NOAA Fisheries' implementation plan for the community-based restoration program
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2002
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Alternative Title:NOAA Fisheries' implementation plan for the community-based restoration program;Adoption of the NOAA Fisheries Restoration Center programmatic environmental assessment of NOAA Fisheries' implementation plan for the community-based restoration program for the issuance of an Office of National Marine Sanctuaries general permit for coral restoration and monitoring;
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Description:"The EA is intended to accomplish NEPA compliance by: (1) summarizing the current environmental situation, (2) describing the purpose and need for restoration, (3) identifying alternative actions, (4) assessing the potential environmental impacts of the preferred alternative, and (5) summarizing the opportunities for public participation in the decision process. Three alternatives were considered during the preparation of this EA: The No Action Alternative (not preferred), the Preferred Alternative - Implement Restoration for All Habitats, and the Third, Alternative (not preferred) - Implement Land Acquisition and Preservation Program. The two alternatives that were not selected for implementation under this program are described in sections 3.2 and 3.3. Briefly, the No Action Alternative would discontinue the Community-Based Restoration Program and eliminate any benefits the program provides to living marine resources through habitat restoration, relying instead on natural recovery and other programs. The Third Alternative would fund land acquisition and preservation projects for the protection of particular habitats and species rather than focusing on the active restoration of a variety of habitat types potentially benefiting multiple species. The Preferred Alternative - Implement Restoration for All Habitats - will implement habitat restoration activities in all coastal habitats to benefit living marine resources, including anadromous fish species. Implementation of restoration activities under the preferred alternative may have a very localized and temporary adverse impact over the short-term, but will provide beneficial habitat in the long-term"--Page 2.
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