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Chapter 3—Affected Environmentcommercial fisheries in which residents of the communities participate isprovided. Based on Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division ofSubsistence data, the relative reliance on subsistence fishing is assessed.This section is limited to local fishing effort; it does not include anydiscussion of non-resident fishers. The subsistence information in thisreport is from Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division ofSubsistence Community Profile Data Base. Where there is more than 1year of subsistence data available in the Community Profile Data Base,the “most representative year” for each community, rather than anaverage of subsistence data for all years, is used. This section onlyincludes subsistence resource categories potentially affected by theproject (e.g., salmon, non-salmon fish, marine mammals, and marineinvertebrates). It does not include land mammals, birds and eggs, andvegetation. Non-salmon subsistence fish include such species as herring,smelt, cod, flounder, greenling, halibut, rock fish, sablefish, sculpin, sole,and skates. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game Community ProfileData Base did not include data for Cold Bay and Seward.In addition to the fiber optic cable line addressed above, a secondredundant line may be required to meet NMD reliability requirements.This line could be north of the Aleutian Islands or connect to existingfiber optic cable in the central Pacific. Once the exact alignment isidentified, additional environmental analysis will be prepared.3.16.6.1 Communities Potentially Affected by the ProjectThe 21 communities presented in table 3.16-1 are potentially impactedby the project because they are coastal communities whose residentsparticipate in subsistence and commercial fishing in the vicinity of thefiber optic cable line route.The following coastal communities in the general vicinity of the projectare not included in this discussion for the reason listed next to thecommunity.Karluk—located on the northwest side of Kodiak IslandLarsen Bay—located on the northwest side of Kodiak IslandNelson Lagoon—located on the north side of the AlaskaPeninsulaAdak Station CDP—former U.S. Government facilityEareckson Air Station—U.S. Government facilityAttu Coast Guard Station—U.S. Government facilityAmchitka CDP—U.S. Government facilityNMD Deployment Final EIS 3-435