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<br />173. Salinity is the enemy of the juvenile fish and shellfish that come to the Galveston <br />Bay nursery. <br />174. It is now clear that the intent of the Bayport facility is to serve Post-Panamax <br />vessels, which, when fully loaded, are larger than can be accommodated at the current time by <br />either the Bayport or Houston Ship Channels, yet the impacts from the deepening of the channels <br />have never been analyzed in an environmental full disclosure document. <br />175. Galveston Bay has survived some serious impacts. <br />176. . If we do not have full disclosure and public discourse about the long-term impact <br />of deeper container ships being berthed at Bayport, Galveston Bay may not survive Bayport. <br />(10). SUMM~-RY <br />177. The opposition to Bayport is a fight over truth and full and fair treatment of the <br />impacted public by the regulatory agency. <br />178. Shoal Point is already permitted and is about to be constructed. <br />179. Shoal Point will service the shipping needs for containers in the Galveston Bay <br />area. <br />180. Shoal Point will provide jobs and economic development for the region. <br />181. The permitting of Shoal Point is not mentioned in the Bayport FEIS. <br />182. The public is being misled about the status of container terminals in Galveston <br />Bay. <br />183. Other new information is also not discussed in either the Bayport DEIS or FEIS. <br />184. ~ The public has a right to be told the truth about the proposed Bayport facility and <br />has a right to a meaningful opportunity to review this information and to comment upon it. <br />23. <br />