If you fish off of Fort Lauderdale, please go to the link below to fill out a quick electronic survey seeking to quantify fishing activities off the Fort Lauderdale Coast.

 

http://www.suezenergyna.com/ourcompanies/lngna-questionnaire.shtml

 

This survey was created in response to public comment from TBF and other concerned stakeholders on the potential impact on recreational fishing of a planned Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Deepwater Port to be permitted eight to ten miles offshore of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The applicant, Calypso LNG, has created a web-based survey to identify the fisheries and recreational activities potentially impacted by this project.  We encourage all anglers and boaters who use this area to be counted.

 

WHAT IS IT?  Called the "Calypso," the project is designed to provide natural gas to south Florida. The proposed location would be in Federal waters approximately 8 to 10 miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale to the northeast of Port Everglades in a water depth of approximately 800 to 950 feet.

 

The major components of the deepwater port would be two unloading buoy systems, eight mooring lines consisting of wire rope and chain connecting to anchor points on the seabed, eight suction pile anchors points and natural gas flow line. The flow line would transport natural gas from the buoy system to an existing Florida Gas Transmission Pipeline.  Transport and regasification vessels would be at the buoy system port at all times.  A patrol vessel will be present on the location 24 hours a day to keep vessels away (800 meters) from the exclusion zone for safety and homeland security concerns. A second zone, to be identified by the U.S. Coast Guard, would be designated as "area to be avoided." Currently the U.S. Coast Guard is developing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The report is expected to be released in late June or early July for public comment. Project construction is expected to take 3 years, with a startup of 2010. 

 

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE? 

Questions of Applicant – Title:  Calypso Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater

Suez Energy International

http://www.calypsopipeline.com/ or email

 

Questions about License Application Process - Reference #:  USCG-2006-26009

Ms. Mary Jager, U.S., U.S. Coast Guard 

(202) 372-1454 or email

 

Question about EIS Process - Reference #:  USCG-2006-26009

Mr. Brad McKitrick, U.S. Coast Guard

(202) 372-1443 or email
