The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on Drakes Bay Oyster Company was released last Wednesday, and with it a laundry list of negative impacts the National Park Service said would result from the company’s continued operation. Largely unchanged from a draft version that was criticized in a report by the National Academy of Sciences last summer, the FEIS describes long-term adverse effects on harbor seals, eelgrass, birds, water quality, visitor experience and more.
It claims…