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| No. 28 |
PROPOSED SEQUIM BAY MARINA ON THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA, WASHINGTON | |
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| Sequim Bay on the Strait
of Juan de Fuca is a unique body of water with respect to its very
constricted mouth, a relatively low flow of fresh water which
nonetheless results in salinity characteristic of an estuary. It
supports the commercial production of clams and oysters. |
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| The Port of Port Angeles
proposes the Bay as the site for a marina with 444 wet berths and 104
dry berths. Shellfish beds over 92 acres in extent, mostly in
public ownership, will not be certifiable for use, if the marina is
built, for the reason that a portion of the boating public does not
respect regulations with regard to disposal of sewage and there is no
practical way to police this problem. Other products of a marina
such as paint scrapings, toxic materials and petroleum products will
also degrade the waters of the bay, and temperatures around the marina
are likely to increase to the detriment of clam spat. |
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| The availability of some
500 berths will attract boaters from the nearby cities, which will
increase impact on such sensitive areas as the neighboring Dungeness
Spit, Protection Island, and the Graymarsh Refuge, thus threatening the
habitat of major colonies of nesting water birds, a colony of harbor
seals, and other water related wildlife. |
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For the above reasons the
Federation of Western
Outdoor Clubs opposes the siting of a marina as proposed by the Port of
Port Angeles in Sequim Bay. |
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