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File <br />January 16, 1980 <br />Page two <br />C. <br />The applicant's upland property has been landscaped to the river <br />shore. As a resultoof Hurricane David, the shore was severly <br />eroded and now continues to erode as a result ofeveryday waves <br />caused by winds. The extent of the erosion is most obvious in <br />that an Australian pine stands 8 feet offshore. A few black <br />mangrove saplings have grown among the tree roots. The remaining <br />shore is now as was probably before hurricane David only vegetated <br />by marine vegetation (mangrove saplings) at the south end of the <br />property. <br />The nearshore submerged bottoms to be filled (reclaimed) are less <br />than 2 _-feet deep, consist of sandy shell and is unvegetated except <br />for patches of marine algae (Enteromcrpha) which has become <br />attached to the larger shell fragments. acroscopic organisms <br />were not collected from these bottoms. <br />0 <br />The project as proposed would reclaim land that has eroded as a <br />result of Hurricane David. Natural recolonization of marine <br />vegetation and fauna has not proceeded as fast in'this site as <br />observed in other areas. The project as proposed will provide <br />shoreline protection as well as enhance the marine productivity <br />with the planting of mangrove and cordgrass. The project is not <br />expected to have a significant adverse effect on marine biological <br />resourses. <br />E: <br />Turbidity should be adequately controlled. Successive mangroves <br />are to be replanted to replace those that did not survive initial <br />planting. <br />U <br />F E B 2 01980 soot, 4 cF <br />