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Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Establishment of Fish Culture Zone at Mirs
Bay November
2022 |
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EIA
REPORT (PDF) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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1.
INTRODUCTION 5.
FISHERIES 7.
VISUAL 8.
AIR QUALITY 9.
NOISE 11.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT 12.
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES 13.
CONCLUSION |
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LIST OF FIGURES |
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Figure
1.1 Location Plan for the
Establishment of Fish Culture Zone (FCZ) at Mirs Bay Figure 2.1 Potential Areas for Development of
Fish Culture Zones based on Constraint Mapping Figure 2.2 Proposed Locations for the
Establishment of Fish Culture Zones Figure 2.3 Example
of the Traditional Fish Farms Figure 2.4 Example
of the Floating Gravity Cage Figure 2.5 Example of Newer Type of Mariculture Figure 2.6 Example
of Submersible Cage for Fish Culture Figure 2.7 Sample Layout of IMTA Figure 2.8 Example
of Deep Cage for Echinoderm Culture Figure 2.9 Examples
of (a) Lantern Nets and (b) Longlines for Bivalve Culture Figure 2.10 Example
of Semi-submersible Steel Truss Cage Figure 4.1 Representative Photos of Coral Survey
at Mirs Bay Figures
4.2a-d Representative Photos of Drop Camera Survey at Mirs Bay Figure
5.1 Fisheries Sensitive Receivers
in the Assessment Area Figure 7.2 Planning & Development Context near Proposed Mirs Bay
FCZ Figure 7.5a&b Mirs Bay Viewpoint 1 View to Project Site
from Tap Mun Figure 7.6a&b Mirs Bay Viewpoint 2 View to Project Site
from Kau Lau Wan Figure 7.7a&b Mirs Bay Viewpoint 3 View to Project Site
from Nam She Wan Figure 7.9a&b Mirs Bay Viewpoint 5 View to Project Site
from Tai Tan Country Trail Figure 8.1 Locations of Representative Air Sensitive Recievers Figure 9.1 Locations of Noise Sensitive Receivers for Proposed Mirs
Bay FCZ Figure 10.1 Locations of Sonar Contacts at the
Proposed FCZ at Mirs Bay Figure 10.2 Example
of Side Scan Sonar (SSS) Mosiac of Site C1 Showing Areas with Rock Outcrop Figure 10.3 SSS
Rectified Image Showing Sonar Contact C1-SC006 Figure 10.4 Example
of Side Scan Sonar (SSS) Mosiac of Site C2 Showing Areas with Rock Outcrop Figure 10.5 SSS
Rectified Image Showing Numerous Trawl Scars in Site C2 |
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LIST OF APPENDICES |
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Appendix
1A Stakeholder Engagement Activities Appendix 2A Operation
Measures and Practices Appendix 3A Water
Quality Modelling Plan for Mirs Bay Fish Culture Zone Appendix 3B Assessment
of Carrying Capacity of the Project Site Appendix 3C Contour
Plots of Water Quality Parameter Appendix 4A Literature
Review Marine Ecology Appendix 4B Approved
Method Statement on Marine Ecological Impact Assessment for Mirs Bay FCZ Appendix 4C Survey
Data of Subtidal and Benthic Assemblages Appendix 5A Approved
Method Statement on Fisheries Impact Assessment of Mirs Bay FCZ Appendix 9A Photographs
of Representitive Noise Sensitive Receivers (NSRs) Appendix 9B Indicative
Construction Plant Inventory Appendix 10A United
Kingdom Hydrographic Office Wreck Files Appendix 10B Survey
Track Plots Appendix 10C Side
Scan Sonar Images of Sonar Contacts |
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LIST OF TABLES |
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Table
2.1 Summary of the Key
Considerations of Site Selection Criteria Table
2.2 Summary of Site Evaluation Table
2.3 Proposed Organisms and Example
Species for IMTA Table
2.4 Summary of Environmental Benefits
and Dis-benefits of the Development Options and Alternative Mitigation
Measures Considered for the Project Table
3.1 Summary of Water Quality
Objectives for Mirs Bay WCZ and Tolo Harbour and Channel WCZ Table
3.2 Summary of EPD Routine Water
Quality Monitoring Data from Selected Stations of the Tolo Harbour and
Channel WCZ and Mirs Bay WCZ (1986 2020) Table
3.3 Summary of EPD Routine
Sediment Monitoring Data from Selected Stations of the Tolo Harbour and
Channel WCZ and Mirs Bay WCZ (1986 2020) Table
3.4 Water Sensitive Receivers
(WSRs) in the Vicinity of the Proposed FCZ Site at Mirs Bay Table
3.5 Summary of Assessment WQO
Criteria Table
3.6 Summary of Applicable
Assessment Criterion for Identified WSRs Table
3.7 Pollution Loading Contribution
from Wasted Feed and Fish Faeces for Production Level of 1 ton at Proposed
FCZs Table
3.8 Predicted Water Quality under
Baseline and Project Scenario Table
4.1 Marine Ecological Baseline
Surveys Table
4.2 Density and Indices of
Richness, Evenness and Diversity of Infaunal Assemblages at the Sampling
Locations for the Soft Bottom Habitat Surveys at the Assessment Area during
the Wet Season Table
4.3 Density and Indices of
Richness, Evenness and Diversity of Infaunal Assemblages at the Sampling
Locations for the Soft Bottom Habitat Surveys at the Assessment Area during
the Dry Season Table
4.4 Description of the Seabed
Recorded along Each Transect during the Qualitative Surveys (Spot Dive
Reconnaissance Check Surveys) Table
4.5 Marine Ecological Importance of
Existing Marine Parks and SSSI within the Assessment Area Table
4.6 Ecological Importance of
Intertidal Habitats within and in the vicinity of the Project site Table
4.7 Ecological Importance of
Subtidal Hard-Bottom Habitats within and in the vicinity of the Project site Table
4.8 Ecological Importance of
Subtidal Soft Benthos Assemblages within the Project site Table
4.9 Ecological Importance of
Marine Waters Table
4.10 Species of Conservation
Importance within the Assessment Area Table
4.11 Approximate Shortest Distance
to Marine Ecological Sensitive Receivers (SRs) around the Project site Table
4.12 Significance of Marine
Ecological Impacts Associated with the Construction and Operation of the
Project Evaluated in accordance with EIAO-TM Table
5.1 Marine Culture Fisheries
Summary Statistics 2008-2021 (Source: AFCD) Table
5.2 Distances between the FCZs in
the Assessment Area and the Proposed FCZ at Mirs Bay Table
5.3 Main Commercial Families of
Fisheries Resources in Northeastern Hong Kong Waters from Fishery Surveys
(Source: AFCD Hong Kong Fisheries Resources Monitoring Report (2010-2015)) Table
5.4 Evaluation of Fisheries
Impacts in accordance with the Criteria described in Annex 9 of the EIAO-TM Table
6.1 Government Waste Disposal
Facilities for Construction Waste Table
6.2 Tentative Transportation
Routings for Waste Disposal of General Refuse during Construction Phase Table
6.3 Tentative Transportation
Routings for Waste Disposal of Various Waste during Operation Phase Table
6.4 Summary of Estimated Waste
Arisings and Recommended Waste Management Arrangements Table
7.1 Relationship between receptor
sensitivity and magnitude of change in defining impact significance Table
7.2 VSRs within the Predicted
Visual Envelope Table
7.3 Magnitude of Change Table
7.4 Visual Impacts Prior to
Mitigation Table
7.5 Un-mitigated and Mitigated
Impacts at the VSRs Table
8.1 Hong Kong Air Quality
Objectives Table
8.2 Identified Representative ASRs Table
8.3 Concentrations of Air
Pollutants Measured at EPDs Tap Mun AQMS in the Recent Five Years (2016 to
2020) Table
8.4 Background Air Pollutant
Concentrations Predicted by the PATH v2.1 Model in 2024 Table
9.1 EIAO-TM Daytime Construction
Noise Standards (Leq(30min) dB(A)) Table
9.2 Area Sensitivity Ratings
(ASRs) Table
9.3 Acceptable Noise Levels of
General Construction Works Table
9.4 Acceptable Noise Levels (ANLs)
of Operational Noise Table
9.5 Identified Representative NSRs Table
10.1 Survey Types with Objectives
and Survey Spacing Table
10.2 Equipment List Table
10.3 Sonar Contacts Summary Table
for Site C1 Table
10.4 Sonar Contacts Summary Table
for Site C2 Table
12.1 Key Environmental Problems
Avoided, Sensitive Areas Protected and Environmental Outcomes achieved Table
12.2 Key Recommended Environmental
Protection / Mitigation Measures and their Associated Benefits Table
13.1 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Water Quality Table
13.2 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Marine Ecology Table
13.3 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Fisheries Table
13.4 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Waste Table
13.5 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Visual Impact Table
13.6 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Air Quality Table
13.7 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Noise Table
13.8 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes Cultural Heritage Table
13.9 Key Assessment Assumptions,
Limitation of Assessment Methodologies and related Prior Agreement(s) with
the Relevant Authorities Table
13.10 Summary of Environmental
Benefits and Dis-benefits of the Development Options and Alternative
Mitigation Measures Considered for the Project |
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