Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) Waterborne Security Barrier (WSB) Test Section Project Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) Waterborne Security Barrier Test Section

The Army proposes to install, operate, and maintain a test section of a waterborne security barrier (WSB) which is a floating barrier held in place with moorings that would prevent unwanted vessel traffic from approaching the restricted area boundary for Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO). The purposed of the proposed test section is to evaluate the barrier technology and technique, and provide data to inform the potential future design and configuration of a full build-out WSB.