Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (NAK)

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Read below, sorry I copied out of your Dropbox and it come out scrambled. This is one of the most important parts. Very positive news about scant impact to salmon.

Impacted Mine Site Streams
—
Habitat and Fish Use
•
Pacific salmon ha
bitat in the
direct
mine site
footprint
is
considered
to have less high
-
quality
spawning and rearing habitat characteristics when compared to downstream habitats.
•
Streams
directly impacted by the mine site tend to have higher gradients, fewer off
-
channel a
nd
overwintering habitats, lower proportions of spawning gravels, and less woody debris
when
compared to
downstream habitats.
•
The majority of adult fish and spawning observations for all Pacific salmon occurred
considerably
downstream of waters directly affected by mine facilities.
•
Observed densities of juvenile salmon in streams around
the mine site are
substantially
lower
than in downstream reaches
,
where more favorable habitat conditions are present.
•
Resident fish species documented in the mine site area
include
:
Arctic gra