ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF FILL MATERIAL PLACED OFF THE NORTHWESTERN POINT OF THE ISLAND OF LITTLE ST. JAMES INTRODUCTION Bioimpact, Inc. was contracted by LSJ, LLC. to conduct a detailed benthic survey of the area of impact on the northwestern point of the island. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources issued a Notice of Violation on March 8, 2012 in response to findings made by Fish and Wildlife on a December 2011 field visit. In the following report Bioimpact has delineated the area of impact, and documented the impacts which have occurred. The impacts were based on dive surveys and review of existing data and surveys of the shoreline. The changes found on the site are not a result of natural causes. BACKGROUND On March 8, 2012 the Department of Planning and Natural Resources issued a Notice of Violation to Nautilus Inc. The Notice of Violation (NOVA) was in response to findings of a December 8, 2011 site visit by the Division of Fish and Wildlife , the NOVA stated that Fish which found that material had been excavated and disposed of in the nearshore environment. The area in which the fill was placed habitat for Acropora poimato and Acropora cervicornis which are listed species on the Federal Endanger Species List. In 2009 Brian Moseley and Associates conducted a survey comparing the 2009 shoreline to the 2003 shoreline. This survey showed changes in the shoreline between the 2003 and 2009, the 2009 conditions are what is now reflected in the August 18, 2009 Google aerial. An overlay of the aerial and the survey are provided below. Figure 1. The August 18, 2009 survey conducted by Brian Moseley and Associates overlain the August 18, 2009. The blue arrow represents the 2009 shoreline the red arrow the 2003 shoreline as drawn from a 2003 aerial. Impact Assessment Little St. James Northwestern Point Bioimpact, Inc. June 6, 2012 Page 1 EFTA01084452