20170425 Ver 1_DCM Permit_20180522

1 his pernut action may be.*ppealed by the permittee .or other
qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing date.
Thispermit must be accessible on-site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
December 31, 202.1
Tn issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees that
your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.

UNC Institute of Marine Science
Permit No. 48: 8
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
. 3) 1.4 accordance with commitments made by the .permittee, and if deemed necessary by the NC Division of
Marine Fisheries, Fisheries Management Section, the ASU site shall be designated as a Research
Sanctuary...
4) All materials shall be removed from the site, accounted for, and notification of completion of operations
shall be provided to the NC Division. of Coastal Management within 15 days of proj ect completion.
5). The.-.ermittee shall be required to repair, maintain and/or remove any components of the 'site that are
displaced from the approved alignment as depicted in attached Workplans. Anchoring materials shall be
of sufficient size and design to prevent movement from the approved alignment by wave or current
action. The permittee shall be responsible for immediate removal of any materials. or debris that
becomes dislodged or moves outside the authorized. ali ent.
NOTE: The permittee is advised that the placement of materials may create an environment that could
promote the :establishment of native, live submerged aquatic submerged vegetation within and
Aa:,centl to the site. If this occurs, all submerged aquatic vegetation `shall remain in place and
avoided to the greatest extent practicable.
6) The permittee shall install and maintain at. his expense any signal..lights or signals prescribed by the U.S.
Coast Guard, through regulation or otherwise, at the authorized site. For further information, the
permitteeshould contact the. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office at [phone]. At minimum,
the perrnittee shall mark the corners of each 225 square meter plot with yellow reflectors extending at
least 3 feet above normal high water.Signage ldentlfying the Unl ersity of North Carolina Chapel Hill,
the Primary Investigator, and contact phone number shall be posted on the four outermost corners of the
sampling area.
USACE Conditions
7) The sampling area shall be closely inspected following tropical storms and hurricanes to remove
debris, including damaged ASUs. If a tropical :storm or hurricane approaches after August 15th of a
given year, all ASUs shall be removed. before the storm.
8) In order to further protect the endangered West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, the applicant must
irnpWment the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Guidelines,. and strictly adhere to all requirements therein.
Theguidelines can be found at http://www.fws.gov/nc. es/marmal/man- delines.pdf.
9) The sampling area shall be monitored for the presence of sea turtles and.dolphins for a minimum. of 30
minutes be'fore(the deployment of any gill net. If a: sea turtle is present within the sampling area, gill
nets. shall not be deployed until the sea turtle leaves the sampling area of its own volition.
10) Deployed gill nets shall be monitored at all times for sea turtle interaction. Gill nets shall be removed
from the water column if a sea turtle is seen within 5 0 feet of any section of the : gill net.
11-1) To reduce ahe potential for sea turtle entanglement, gill nets shall be set tight in the water column
without any slack or "bag" in the net. All gill nets shall be kept to good working order and all gill nets
shall be repaired if needed, prior to each subsequent deployment.

UNC Institute of Marine Science
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Permit No 48-18
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12) The permittee shall observe the ASUs a minimum of 3 times per week via snorkel' to detect for si s
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of grazirig interactions. Grazing interaction shall be determined b confirmin that each strand of
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polypropylene ribbon on every unit is of equal length.
13) ...The permittee understands and agrees that, if�future operations b .the United States re ` uire`the removal
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relocation, or other alteration, of the structure or work herein authorized, or if, in the o inion of the
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Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative, said structure or work shall,".ause unreasonable
. obstruction to the fre'ehavigation'of the navigable waters- the elnittee,willbe required upon due
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notice from the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, to remove, relocate, or alter the structural work or
obstructions caused thereby, without. expense to the United States.
14) Approval of the structure is based on determinations that there would be no obstruction to navigation.
The structure may be damaged: by wave wash from passing. vessels. Issuance of this ermit should not
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e construed, as relieving the permittee of taking proper steps to insure the authorized �eXperimental
components will not be .damaged by wave wash.
15) The authorized structure and associated activity.must not interfere with the. ublic's ri ht to free.
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navigation on all navigable waters of the United States. No attempt will be made by the permittee to
prevent the full and free use by the public of all navigable waters at or adjacent to the authorized Work
for reason other than safety.
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16) Any mitigative measures or environmental commitmb applicant. forthisecificall made ahe
project shall be implemented, regardless of whether or not such commitments are addressed. :b
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individual conditions of this permit.
.17) This permit shall not be assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of to a third art without the
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written approval of the Division of Coastal Management.
18) The permittee shall maintain the authorized work in good condition and in conformance with the terms
and conditions of this permit. The permittee is not relieved of this requirement if he or she abandons the
Permitted activity without having it transferred to a third party.
19) In order to ensure compliance with the conditions of this Permit, theermittee and his contractor shall
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schedule. a pre.. construction conference with the Division of Coastal Management prior to the initiation
of any permitted activities.
NOTE: This permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional state, federal or local ermits,
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approvals or authorizations that may be required. I
NOTE: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the proj ect by way of Proaromatic General
Permit 198000291 (Action ID SAW -2017-00782) issued 5/17/18.
NOTE: The N.C. Division of Water Resources authorized the .proposed pro j ect byway. of General Water,
Quality Certification 4097 and assigned the project DWR Project No. 2017-0425.