Environmental Impact Assessment Moruga Fishery Port
Rural Development Company Limited
Trinidad and Tobago
Environmental policy and risk management
The Rural Development Company (RDC) of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. plans to develop a new offshore Fishing Port connected to Moruga on the south coast of Trinidad.
This involves the reclamation of land 250 m offshore by dredging and construction of the integrated fishing facility with drainage and potable water supply systems, Waste collection and sewerage system, Fuel supply facility, Fish wholesale and retail market, and facilities for boat repairs. Royal Haskoning was assigned to conduct the full impact assessment to comply with the environmental legislation and to require a ‘Certificate of Environmental Clearance’ (CEC) by the Environmental Management Authority.