Federal Interagency Comment Form 

 

Date: 10/22/21 

Project: Yachting Solutions Boat Basin 

Appl No.: FY19AP00378 

Commenting Agency: NOAA/NMFS/GARFO/HCD 

Action Agency Project Manager: Bill Perry, USFWS 

Waterway: Rockland Harbor 

Activity: The proposed project will dredge 12,520 cubic yards of material from a 3.2 acre area to between -6ft and - 
13ft relative to MLW, install 2,625 linear feet of new floating docks, design outer dock as a wave attenuator, install new 
gangway access platform and a 80' x 4' aluminum gangway which meets ADA requirements. Dredged material will be 
beneficially reused off-site for gravel pit reclamation. 

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT (EFH) 

Project may adversely affect EFH. The area has been identified as EFH for 20 federally-managed species including, 
but not limited to, winter flounder, Atlantic cod, pollock, ocean pout, silver hake, red hake, white hake, windowpane 
flounder, smooth skate, little skate, winter skate, thorny skate, and Atlantic sea scallop. 

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS: (Note: EFH CRs require a 
response from the federal action agency within 30 days of receipt or 10 days before a permit is issued if CRs are not 
included as a special condition of the permit. In addition, a distinct and further EFH consultation must be reinitiated 
pursuant to 50 CFR 600.920 (j) if new information becomes available, or if the project is revised in such a manner 
that affects the basis for the above EFH determination or EFH conservation recommendations.) 

 
1. No dredging should occur from March 15 to June 30, of any calendar year, to protect sensitive life 
history stage winter flounder EFH. 

2. Compensatory mitigation should be provided for the permanent conversion of 321 square feet 
of intertidal habitat to revetment. 

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT COMMENTS 

ENDANGERED SPECIES 

Threatened or endangered species under the jurisdiction of NMFS may be present in the project area. The 
federal action agency will be responsible for determining whether the proposed action may affect listed 
species. If they determine that the proposed action may affect a listed species, they should submit their 
determination of effects, along with justification and a request for concurrence to the attention of the 
Section 7 Coordinator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Protected Resources Division, 
55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 or nmfs.gar.esa.section7@noaa.gov. If you have any 
questions regarding these comments, please contact Roosevelt Mesa at 978-281-9186 or 
roosevelt.mesa@noaa.gov. 

 OTHER: 

Provide a copy of the permit when issued. 

 

Prepared by: Kaitlyn Shaw___________ date: _10/22/21_____