Coral Mitigation for Pier Construction at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center

Abstract

According to the Environmental Final Governing Standards (FGS) for the Bahamas, proper protection, enhancement, and management is required for any species declared endangered or threatened by either U.S. or the host nation government. A number of protected coral species were identified on the pier at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Detachment Atlantic Undersea and Test Evaluation Center (AUTEC) installation on Andros Island, Bahamas. The mitigation required to offset the adverse effects to coral from planned construction of the AUTEC pier was translocation. A team of Navy divers and scientists performed the coral mitigation between 1929 April 2022 at AUTEC. This report describes these mitigation efforts and provides an initial assessment of the translocated protected coral species and relocation sites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 19, 2022
Accession Number
AD1180372

Entities

People

  • Donald Marx
  • Frank J. Mcneilly
  • Natasha C. Dickenson

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Coral Reefs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ecology
  • Endangered Species
  • Fish
  • Governments
  • Habitats
  • Information Warfare
  • Navy
  • Sea Urchins
  • Task Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • Uss Dallas
  • Warfare
  • Water
  • Water Quality
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.