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Assessment of the Marine Environment at Malgretoute Location The proposed development is adjacent to the Malgretoute Beach, approximately 650m long with a rocky shoreline at the north end and the start of the Petit Piton cliff face at the south end. Note that the site plan shows the coastline as depicted in the 1992 topographic maps but this has receded since then, particularly in the northern half of the beach, by as much as 10m. The zoning plan of the Soufriere Marine Management Association shows that the area off the beach is designated as a Yachting Area,, beach; at either end is a Fishing Priority Area, and a Marine Reserve around Petit Piton. The seaward extent of the SMMA boundary is presently designated as the 75m isobath. Depth profiles Depth profiles we determined from position and depth data gathered along transects perpendicular to shore using a narrow-beam active sonar logging at 0.2Hz to a Garmin GPS receiver. Profiles were generated from the 3D model developed from the transect data in Map Maker Pro. The location of the profiles is indicated in Figure 3. Transects were run from the shoreline to approximately the 75m isobath and show that the slope becomes steeper progressing from north to south. Figure 1 a. Depth profile 1, immediately north of Malgretoute beach. Figure 1 b. Depth profile 2. Figure 1 c. Depth profile 3, off Petit Piton. Circulation There are few available data on coastal currents around St. Lucia but those that are accessible indicate that flow is primarily southward along the coast in the area of Malgretoute, but with some local gyres with a northward component. Long-term monitoring would be needed to describe the circulation in detail. Surface current measurements were made by monitoring the drift of drogues with timed and positioned with GPS. Measurements in November and December 2008 confirm the expected pattern with the major component of circulation being southwest at speeds of 0.1kt to 1.0kt, wi