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Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Establishment of Fish Culture Zone at Wong
Chuk Kok Hoi November
2022 |
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EIA
REPORT (HTML) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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1.
INTRODUCTION 5.
FISHERIES 7.
VISUAL 8.
NOISE 10.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT 11.
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES 12.
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 Wong Chuk Kok Hoi 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 3.2 Observed
Dissolved Oxygen Level at Wong Wan FCZ from 2015-2021 Figure 4.1 Representative Photos of Coral Survey
at Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Figure
4.2a Representative Photos of Drop
Camera Survey at Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Figure
4.2b Representative Photos of Drop
Camera Survey at Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Figure
5.1 Fisheries Sensitive Receivers
in the Assessment Area Figure 7.2 Planning & Development Contecxt
near Proposed Wong Chuk Kok Hoi FCZ Figure 7.6a&b Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Viewpoint 2 – View to
Project Site from Hung Shek Mun Coastline Figure 7.8a&b Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Viewpoint 4 – View to
Project Site from Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Waters Figure 8.1 Locations of Noise Sensitive Receivers
for Proposed Wong Chuk Kok Hoi FCZ Figure 9.1 Location of Sonar Contact at the
Proposed FCZ at Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Figure 9.3 SSS
Rectified Image Showing Sonar Contact A-SC001 |
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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
Wong Chuk Kok Hoi Fish Culture Zone Appendix
3B Assessment of Carrying Capacity of
the Project Site Appendix
3C Contour Plots of Water Quality
Parameter Appendix
3E Detailed Analysis on Effect of
Artificial Aeration at Mariculture Operations Appendix
4A Literature Review – Marine Ecology Appendix
4C Survey Data of Subtidal and Benthic
Assemblages Appendix
5A Approved Method Statement on
Fisheries Impact Assessment of Wong Chuk Kok Hoi FCZ Appendix
8A Photogtraphs of Representative
Noise Sensitive Receivers (NSRs) Appendix
8B Indicative Construction Plant
Inventory Appendix
9A Survey Track Plots |
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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 Wong Chuk Kok Hoi 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 Scenarios 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 SSSIs within the Assessment Area Table
4.6 Ecological Importance of
Intertidal Habitats 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 Wong Chuk Kok Hoi 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 EIAO-TM Daytime Construction
Noise Standards (Leq(30min) dB(A)) Table
8.2 Area Sensitivity Ratings (ASRs) Table
8.3 Acceptable Noise Levels of General
Construction Works Table
8.4 Acceptable Noise Levels (ANLs)
of Operational Noise Table
8.5 Identified Representative NSRs Table
9.1 Survey Types with Objectives
and Survey Spacing Table
9.2 Equipment List Table
9.3 Sonar contact Summary Table Table
11.1 Key Environmental Problems
Avoided, Sensitive Areas Protected and Environmental Outcomes achieved Table
11.2 Key Recommended Environmental
Protection / Mitigation Measures and their Associated Benefits Table
12.1 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes – Water Quality Table
12.2 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes – Marine Ecology Table
12.3 Summary of Environmental Assessment
and Outcomes – Fisheries Table
12.4 Summary of Environmental Assessment
and Outcomes – Waste Table
12.5 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes – Visual Impact Table
12.6 Summary of Environmental Assessment
and Outcomes – Noise Table
12.7 Summary of Environmental
Assessment and Outcomes – Cultural Heritage Table
12.8 Key Assessment Assumptions,
Limitation of Assessment Methodologies and related Prior Agreement(s) with the
Relevant Authorities Table
12.9 Summary of Environmental
Benefits and Dis-benefits of the Development Options and Alternative
Mitigation Measures Considered for the Project |
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