Among the problems Senator Carozza noted were: (excerpts)
< This application is for a 30-foot width and 353 feet distance pier.

< This is NOT “similar to other pier and bulkhead work completed in the vicinity” as the MDE states. It is far different in size and scope from anything else in the vicinity.

< This creates a bottleneck at the entrance of the harbor, resulting in congestion and threatening boat passenger safety . . .

< The critically-needed horseshoe crab harvesting for the biomedical industry currently is taking place at Martin Fish Company in the West Ocean City Harbor.

< (Thus) . . .the horseshoe harvesting would move to another location either outside of the State of Maryland or outside of Worcester County. . . . contributing to the higher death rate of the crabs which can no longer be “bled” and immediately returned to their natural habitat.

< A 10,590 square-foot concrete surface with machinery and a portable crane would dramatically and permanently change the working harbor character of the West Ocean City Harbor.

< (This) would forever change the charm and character of Maryland’s only commercial fishing harbor with access to the Atlantic Ocean.