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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







No. 28

PROPOSED SEQUIM BAY MARINA ON THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA, WASHINGTON
            




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.


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.


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.
              

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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