[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR230.51]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 230_SECTION 404(b)(1) GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFICATION OF DISPOSAL SITES 

FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart F_Potential Effects on Human Use Characteristics

 

Sec.  230.51  Recreational and commercial fisheries.



    (a) Recreational and commercial fisheries consist of harvestable 

fish, crustaceans, shellfish, and other aquatic organisms used by man.

    (b) Possible loss of values: The discharge of dredged or fill 

materials can affect the suitability of recreational and commercial 

fishing grounds as habitat for populations of consumable aquatic 

organisms. Discharges can result in the chemical contamination of 

recreational or commercial fisheries. They may also interfere with the 

reproductive success of recreational and commercially important aquatic 

species through disruption of migration and spawning areas. The 

introduction of pollutants at critical times in their life cycle may 

directly reduce populations of commercially important aquatic organisms 

or indirectly reduce them by reducing organisms upon which they depend 

for food. Any of these impacts can be of short duration or prolonged, 

depending upon the physical and chemical impacts of the discharge and 

the biological availability of contaminants to aquatic organisms.