Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
Summary
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Six alternatives are presently being studied by the Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with facilitating construction of a bottomfish harbor at Akutan Harbor located on Akutan Island in the Aleutian Islands. The alternatives represent a variety of engineering designs in a variety of topographic areas. Even though the environmental impacts for each alternative fall into similar categories, the extent and magnitude of concern will vary between them; therefore, we have preliminarily determined that the Akutan Point alternative is the least environmentally acceptable site and should be avoided. The Head of Bay alternative is also classified as least environmentally acceptable but to a lesser degree than Akutan Point. Those alternatives more environmentally acceptable for project construction include Salthouse Cove, South Beach, Whaling Station, and MidHarbor North and South.