Assessment of the Fisheries Impact of Seawater Use by Offshore Facilities

Proposals to construct multiple offshore liquefied natural gas terminals (LNG) in the United States that planned to use<br>seawater as a heat source for vaporization of LNG have prompted assessments of the potential for entrainment of marine<br>organisms in seawater intakes to impact fisheries. The publication of multiple impact assessments for facilities in the same<br>region facilitated a critical review of the techniques currently in use and led to research on improvements in assessment<br>methodology.