Table 5.7e Overall Impact Evaluation of Artificial Seawall and Subtidal Habitats
Evaluation
Criteria |
Artificial
Seawall Habitats |
Subtidal Habitat |
Habitat quality |
Low |
Moderate |
Species |
One faunal species (Pacific Reef
Egret, Egretta sacra) of conservation
importance recorded from artificial seawall. |
Hard corals and octocorals occur along the coast. |
Size/Abundance |
No habitat loss. |
No habitat loss |
Duration |
Minor, temporary increase in
disturbance during construction phase. Very minor, permanent
increase in disturbance during operational phase. |
Minor, temporary increase in
disturbance during construction phase. Very minor, permanent
increase in disturbance during operational phase. |
Reversibility |
Minor increase in
disturbance during operational phase will be permanent. |
Minor increase in
disturbance during operational phase will be permanent. |
Magnitude |
The scale of the impacts is
considered very low. |
The scale of the impacts is
considered very low. |
Overall
impact conclusion |
Negligible. |
Negligible. |