Aquatic Plant and Animal Protection

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001994",
  "term": "Aquatic Plant and Animal Protection",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Minimization of adverse effects on populations of plants and animals can be achieved by:(a) Avoiding changes in water current and circulation patterns which would interfere with the movement of animals;(b) Selecting sites or managing discharges to prevent or avoid creating habitat conducive to the development of undesirable predators or species which have a competitive edge ecologically over indigenous plants or animals;(c) Avoiding sites having unique habitat or other value, including habitat of threatened or endangered species;(d) Using planning and construction practices to institute habitat development and restoration to produce a new or modified environmental state of higher ecological value by displacement of some or all of the existing environmental characteristics.;(e) Timing discharge to avoid spawning or migration seasons and other biologically critical time periods;(f) Avoiding the destruction of remnant natural sites within areas already affected by development.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 230.75 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aquatic-plant-and-animal-protection/"
}