Objective 5.8.2. - Estuarine Environmental Quality.

Maintain and, where appropriate, improve the quality of estuarine environment within Port Manatee and the surrounding area.

Policy 5.8.2.1. Implement the environmental policies and statements in the Port Master Plan (Port Master Plan, Element 4 of this Comprehensive Plan) to manage Port facilities in a manner that will protect natural habitat, to the extent that the Port Master Plan is consistent with other Goals, Objectives and Policies of this Comprehensive Plan.

Policy 5.8.2.2. Maintain a current inventory and map of unique and productive terrestrial and aquatic habitats that exist in the Port's vicinity that could be adversely affected by Port activities.

Policy 5.8.2.3. Encourage contracts and memorandums of understanding between the Port and state agencies to effectively implement habitat restoration and/or mitigation projects near the Port.

Policy 5.8.2.4. Maintain an adopted environmental plan and include clearly identified goals, objectives, and policies addressing measures to be taken should Port facilities adversely affect productive terrestrial and aquatic habitat existing in the Port's vicinity.

Policy 5.8.2.5. Require projects that could inhibit tidal circulation to maintain or improve tidal circulation and flushing.