“Disturbed Waters,” aboard a sand dredger. Photo courtesy of: © Denis Delestrac
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Researchers have discovered that suspended sediment damages fish gills and can increase the rate of disease in fish.
Suspended sediments result from flood plumes, coastal agricultural and industrial development and from dredging operations and are increasing in coastal waters worldwide…
Great Barrier Reef’s Unprecedented Threat From Dredging, Dumping, Guardian UK (05-07-2014)
