20211524 Ver 1_NCDMF Comment Memo - Ballou - Carteret Co_20211117

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
KATHY B. RAWLS
Director
TO:
Gregg Bodnar, NCDCM Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
FROM: James Harrison, NCDMF Fisheries Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: Darious Ballou, Carteret County
DATE: 16 November 2021
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Fisheries Resource Specialist has
reviewed the permit application for proposed actions that may impact fish and/or fish habitats.
The applicant is proposing to replace and reconfigure the existing 6-slip docking facility with a
new 6-slip structure (4 slips within the canal and 2 slips on the jet dock). The reconfiguration
involves 2 finger piers, a boat lift, a fixed platform, a floating jet dock with gangway, and a
floating platform with a gangway. Shellfish resources were observed during the permit site visit
as well as during additional site visits related to a CAMA violation at the site.
DMF recommends that any issued permit include measures to avoid or minimize impacts to
shellfish resources. Any shellfish that are present within the footprint of proposed pilings or
under the proposed floating structures should be relocated to an area outside of the project
footprint. DMF also recommends that the platform include design elements that would prevent
the structure from being used for docking, such as railings. Finally, the permit should be
conditioned on no additional slips being proposed in the future.
Thank you for consideration of our comments and concerns. Please contact Jimmy Harrison at
[phone] or at james.harrison a@ncdenr.g y with any further questions or concerns.
State of North Carolina I Division of Marine Fisheries
3441 Arendell Street I P.O. Box 769 I Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
252-726-7021