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Home My WebLink AboutSS3 - White Sea Bass HatcheryMeeting Date: January 24, 2006 Study Session Item No.: SS3 Subject: WHITE SEA BASS HATCHERY - ISSUANCE OF NEW PERMIT WITH CONDITIONS AND MOVEMENT OF THE FACILITY. Please refer to Agenda Item No. 21 on the Regular Meeting Agenda for the staff report. Thank you! MnFii!MM Resources Division Agenda Item No. SS3 January 24, 2006 White Sea Bass Hatchery - Issuance of New Permit with Conditions Location for the Facility Newport Beach City Council Study Session January 24, 2006 1 Background • DF &G and Hubbs Sea World funds program. • 30,000 fish released in Newport, 1 million released in So. Cal via the 12 other hatcheries • Success of program depends on the fish heads being returned and scanned for ID tags • More years needed to measure true success • 1993 Permit treated loosely and formal conditions not applied • Problems have occurred over the years: • Lack of maintenance • Sea lions invading hatchery and surrounding vessels Issue • Harbor Resources cancelled the permit for mooring #A -174 which is occupied by the Balboa Angling Club (BAC) who manages the Hatchery. • Harbor Commission has reviewed a new permit for the BAC and recommended that the Council consider the permit conditions & locations and approve the permit. • Staff believes Council (not HC or staff) should issue the permit given the Council approved the permit in 1993. 2 Mooring Permit Special Conditions CSCITY OF YBNPORT BEACH ldaaBOr Raaurees Buvision 829 Habow Bled �v�e Nexpowf Btuh, CA928d0 M 00RING P ERM IT SPECIAL CONDITIONS 11de: Inlay 15, 2006 To: Bobo% Atagliag Cbub Re: Specid Cmdiims of a bdoahg Pevmito Operde the Whte Sea Bass W=arwm Facllig in Hevpat Hmbor I . The Pubc Ha dwries Eldnr¢wwrd Pcodrm Whim Sva Bass Pem(F'uili[y) shall be fmW auhmd w a mwowingfm and A n such x mvmer to prevat IN bap from- rAgMg'=aIg m &tm 1. The vveW,gmaud tukh, ands omg Hrs droll be sired pc the Cbdn e 200218 adopted by Ike Newpon Beall Ctty Cmm11 3. TM weiSkd., ad t.& h, aam opg hxus 4WD b. W d rod 4137. asvttr ad irspmed evcy 0.w yeas by t hr d mama ccsawm ipcialimg m ntawiagmaiftn .t tudwepeved as necessary to ussse i is ingood condkim. Me enwaadow shall catfytha reailfs, mnvmmg,to the Habaw Reswnees U-6-- 4. The mowhvgbwyduh be pandA %v*h he appropdae v hate past sbow dw wanliu &A epprooY vaibWft p4 Wow we Waal x ad the mamben %&Mdto the moorunby the Haber Pwo of ldmaga, dab be pasted m back levers a It art tkoee suhes n kW. The leans shall be nnvdaved ena lepbh omidalm a aal s. 3. Muspemaa shallbe a namlalamnnblepemiitthtx ybec 11edby Haber PAsowu based m aormw of the Fuilm/s n mdlnn'nab �* auiyaenmmeStieews.. 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Htba Ramat n mty detmnme Ew waft apptap kU loetion in Hewpat DW to anocm due Facdtymdway nquestdw p—*-e to moat tlw Fwilfytmthe locdt upmoamdpmntramwal ,athepermtte'selpeme. 12. The FacifXydunpost&mdslgeu mthe lowapmtkwofthe pextw6r fence the nre,tWb vesseitk ups, chew dam sdvte uesscls, byardes Mdae G Ry ee`, l:ewpast 77v rh ” 13. Tfwpumssw ch% UbengWndtop sVtlurm=dwdmFu=gacnnl rrnormgpemitie u edopudbyilw City Comelsnthe sumdn sur Ce stud de. i gym: Rc>:adll�., }Ed!•;r Fxzonates Salbae Anglieg CFilb,hesiekM. Dee Ennved Alex Suaios,Bdbaa Wong Club, Boad Ealboa Angli gClub, SvueWy 3 Optimal Facility Locations Harbor Resources Division Al Lc "A„ Newport Blvd. Bridge "ill Mooring Area Alternate Locations Considered r Coast Hwy Bridge «C„ Mooring Area "A" Row 30 r "A" Row 17 Fish and Game Entrance Channel 5 :M.M White Sea Bass Hatchery Resources Harbor Commission and Staff Division Recommendation: 1. Approve a proposed new mooring permit (with special conditions) for the Balboa Angling Club to operate the White Sea Bass Hatchery in Newport Harbor; and 2. Pick either Al7 or end of A30 for the permitted location. 0 2 MOM For More Information Harbor Resources Resources Division Chris Miller, Harbor Resources Supervisor (949) 644 -3043 cmilleri. city. newport- beach. ca. us Tom Rossmiller, Harbor Resources Manager (949) 644 -3041 trossmiller(a� city, ne htta :. .citv.ne beach. ca. us rt -beach Harbor Commission, Agenda / Minutes 'W ri 'r�Ja �r. .r. Cons • Location opposed by some peninsula residents • Could be closer to Angling Club to be better managed Existing Location "A" Mooring, Row 17 0 Pros ting F- Positioned here since 1993 ocZ atio n . Circulation & depth excellent Survivability of fingerlings ' Y excellent (proven) • Public is used to a barge at this location • Not occupying an existing �a�Xjl -r,- mooring location 'way'�ff• Easily accessible Close enough to Angling Club to be managed • Previously approved by Tidelands Affairs Committee, City Manager and Attorney • View from BI is 1,300' away • Size and scale of pens easily blends with the surrounding area and vessels 0 r � .63 R. • Near other houses on the Cons island and the peninsula • May interfere with future "A" plans (see following slide) • "Target" — Mooring buoy hit many times by vessels queuing for fuel dock CHn NNEL `; • May present problems with restocking vessel • Existing vessel(s) will be displaced • Channel width is smaller and affects size a scale of area • Area is a sea lion "hot spot' "A" Mooring Area, Row 30 Pros • Closer to Angling Club • Easily accessible • Very close to Angling Club to be best managed Public Comments • Closer to the commercial area (Fun Zone) • May be a "dangerous" location • Could be lit in a tasteful way to avoid being a target 0 M noFT .MM Resources Division Proposed New Boundaries for "A" Mooring Area — �— - - - 10 i y � A 4 �� Y j '� k w .0 w � f Cons • Area is impacted. May be difficult to relocate displaced vessel. • Near other houses • Many small vessels in "C" area 1�. • If assertion that barge attracts sea lions is true, then many additional vessels may be subject to haul -out problems 9 "C" Mooring Area Pros • Close to future Nautical Museum for possible educational programs • Easily accessible • Close to Angling Club 11 X vp�' Ma6naoark Cons • Area is impacted. May be difficult to relocate displaced vessel. Overcrowding already exists in "J" area. • Near houses at Lido Peninsula, Lido Isle & Peninsula. • Water circulation not ideal. y, �� `,_a " M M Batt , } 'vihter oo9e Aug • Commercial vessel overload backlash from nearby residents "J" Mooring Area Pros • Most commercial vessels are located in "J" • Other barges in area • Bait Barge relocates here during the winter Public Comments • If positioned in the center of "J ", then it would be -200 yards from residences. 12 z9 Lido Marina Village Cons • Water circulation is poor • Depth questionable • May collect debris from bridge • Blocks 20% of channel • Prone to vandalism • Survivability of fingerlings questionable I !.s Newport Blvd, Bridge Pros • No houses impacted • Discreet location 13 ~, ,� Coast Hwy. M � � _jr. 4% "a � � 1 • Strong storm surge Cons Impact outrigger canoe • Strong turbidity launching • Survivability of fingerlings • Near Bay Shores residences questionable • Blocks portion of channel • Depth is questionable • Upland property ownership • Prone to vandalism and right to waterfront needs • May collect debris from bridge further evaluation Bridge Pros • Discreet location Public Comments • Could it be positioned on the other side of the channel closer to Swales? 14 Cons • F &G will not allow hatchery at their facility • Near Dover Shores • Depth questionable • Circulation very poor • Strong turbidity • Strong storm surge • Survivability of fingerlings questionable • Remote location Fish &Game (Upper Bay) 15 Cons • Strong tidal currents • Strong winter storm surge / swell • Pens may sustain damage • Survivability of fingerlings questionable • Near houses F r. .r: Entrance Channel CDM Beach Bait Barge April thrL Nov.) • If seasonal, needs to be relocated elsewhere during winter Pros • Could be seasonal or permanent • Near existing bait barge • Public is used to seeing a barge at this location 16 Salmon Farms Just as modern dairy, veal, and poultry farms raise animals in crowded confined spaces that breed disease and create excessive waste, so it is for farmed salmon raised in tightly packed pens or nets. Other fish that inhabit the same waters are suffering from an inundation of excessive fecal matter, dead fish, and drugs. (1,2) i 7 *4)/4/Q1" 9 , "A wide body of literature documents raised levels of organic matter underneath cage operations (Beveridge, 1996), which change the chemical and biological structure of the sediment. Effects reported from salmon- farming include a dead zone under pens in severe cases, surrounded by a ring of decreased animal diversity. Impacts can extend roughly 500 feet (150 m) from the site (Beveridge, 1996), although 100 feet (30 m) is a more usual limit (EAO, 1998)." Goldburg, R. et al. (2001). Marine aquaculture in the United States: Environmental Impacts and Policy Options. Pew Ocean Commission, p. 13. Nutrient loading from aquaculture can be significant on a local scale. A salmon farm of 200,000 fish releases an amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and fecal matter roughly equivalent to the nutrient waste in the untreated sewage from 20,000, 25,000, and 65,000 people, respectively (Hardy, 2000b)." -- Goldburg, R. et al. (2001). Marine aquaculture in the United States: Environmental Impacts and Policy Options. Pew Ocean Commission, p. 13.