Biological Opinion (NMFS), United States Army Corps of Engineers, Reinitiation of the Scow Bay Haulout Ramp and Breakwater Project, Petersburg, Alaska
August 21, 2025
This opinion considers the effects of improvement activities to the Scow Bay facilities in Petersburg Alaska, including in-water pile driving, removal of timber pile, site excavation, placement of fill, construction vessel traffic, and support operations.
NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2025-00659
This opinion considers the effects of the authorized improvement activities to the Scow Bay facilities in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, specifically the effects of in-water pile driving of steel piles, removal of an existing timber pile, site excavation, placement of fill, construction vessel traffic, and support operations.
The action may impact the proposed threatened sunflower sea star.
This opinion resulted from reinitiation of a previous informal consultation. Other sources of information relied upon include correspondence on the project, past monitoring for similar projects in the Petersburg area, and species assessment reports. A complete record of this consultation is on file at NMFS’s Anchorage, Alaska office.