And in an Aug. 23 letter questioning Freeport-McMoRan's Main Pass Energy Hub proposal, the chairman of the federal-state council that oversees fishing in federal waters in the Gulf warned that multiple terminals threaten the future of Gulf fishing.
"If this project is permitted using a once-through flow system, it will have an unacceptable negative impact on marine fish species since any eggs or larvae of juvenile fishes and crustacean species that come in contact with the system will be killed," Chairman Bobbi Walker said.
"The council believes that the additional mortality caused by the LNG facility as proposed would be significant, and it could affect the sustainability of some managed species," Walker said. "It could also negatively affect prey species for managed fish stocks, and the impact would be even more significant when the impacted species are considered overfished and are undergoing rebuilding efforts."
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Now isn't this interesting! Looks like there might be some unintended drawbacks to LNG after all. Montequest, isn't this an example of your statement that "There is no free lunch" as far as entropy is concerned. This is a deal with devil if I've ever seen one because Louisiana has an (ecologically speaking) very important wetland/fishery and a significant fishing industry that might be potentially harmed if we boost our pitiful state economy by building these LNG terminals. Classic case of dammed if you do, dammed if you don't. What other potential pitfalls might come with expanded LNG usage? Further environmental degradation might not be enough to stop this though.