Abstract The purpose of this research is to outline the issues that needed to be considered when establishing an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for ports, harbors, marinas and other related facilities。 The study explains the steps done when preparing the EIA study for establishing four jetties in front of four hotels and two jetties in front of two marinas, the site lies within a number of touristic villages in El Sharm El Quible region on the coastal area of the Red Sea, located 34 km south of El Qusair city, Red Sea Governorate。 The EIA study includes site selection, baseline environmental, project impact on the environment, environmental impact assessment, mitigation measurement, and environmental management plan。 The study will examine all aspects and activities of the study area in terms of the impact on the environmental components, provide the best alternatives to preserve the environment, and avoid potential negative effects during the establishment and operation of the project in order to outline the issues that need to be considered when establishing an EIA for ports, harbors, marinas and other related facilities。 However, as each development intervention is unique, the one size fits all is not applicable。 Key issues may differ from project to another。 Accordingly, specific key issues may be identified through a planning focus meeting and through consultation with the existing community。79354

Keywords: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), environmental management plan, harbor and ports engineering

1。Introduction

The Governorate of the Red Sea is one of the largest gover- norate in Egypt, with an area of approximately 119。99 square kilometers, equivalent to 1/8 area of Egypt。 Red Sea governorate enjoys unique biopersity, where waters abound with many different environments such as coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds, sandy beaches and rocky in addition to terrestrial environ- ments, such as wetlands, and salt marsh。

These environments containing more than 1000 species of fish, more than 250 species of hard corals, more than 100 species of soft corals, nearly 300 species of birds, nearly 300 species of marine mammals, 500 species of algae, over 11 species of sea grass, two types of mangroves and four species of marine turtles。

The study explains the steps done when preparing the EIA study for establishing four jetties in front of four hotels and two jetties in front of two marinas, the site lies within a number of touristic villages in El Sharm El Quible region on the coastal area of the Red Sea, located 34 km south of El Qusair city, Red Sea Governorate。 The EIA study includes site selection, baseline en- vironmental, project impact on the environment, environmental impact assessment, mitigation measurement, and environmental management plan。

High priority should be given when considering environmen- tal factors in site Selection, evaluating alternative sites, and ascertaining the suitability of the intended location。 For each of the impacts identified, the EIA should present a mitigation measure which will reduce the significance of the impact to an acceptable level。 The magnitude of any residual impacts should also be clearly identified。 The EIA should also outline the com- mitment to ongoing environmental management of the devel- opment, in the form of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP)。

2。Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines

2。1Site Selection

Site selection is an important tool in ensuring that the facility operates in an environmentally acceptable manner。 While oper- ational and market considerations are important factors in selecting sites, the environmental and social characteristics of the location should also be given high priority。

The case study consists of a number of touristic villages within El Sharm El Quible region on the coastal area of the Red Sea。 It is located 34 km south of El Qusair city, Red Sea Governorate, as shown in Fig。 1。