Sentence examples for dredging from inspiring English sources

Related: Great Barrier Reef in dire straits without extra $500m and ban on dumping Labor's new plan removes millions of dollars in taxpayer support for dredging at Abbot Point, while requiring that seabed to be dumped onshore next to the port instead of in sensitive wetlands or in reef waters.

The Great Barrier Reef plays host to six species of turtle, which are threatened by boat strikes, water pollution and the direct impact of dredging.

Related: Dredging in Great Barrier Reef allowed but not with taxpayer money, says Labor The Queensland government's latest efforts to "protect the Great Barrier Reef" by allowing the massive expansion of coal exports should be met with similar indignation because the logic is similarly insulting to the intelligence.

To keep the Reef on the World Heritage list, the Government should simply pass my bill to adopt Unesco's recommendations on restricting ports, dredging and dumping in the Great Barrier Reef".

Anything that leads to reduction of growth and the ability of corals to bounce back from disturbances – and that includes dredging and port development – presents a real conundrum on the issue of keeping the reef healthy while at the same time as trying to export these commodities which themselves have an impact on climate.

And dredging work in the Gladstone area, which has already led to changes in environmental standards, is supported by the state government.

Industry denies that seagrass is severely damaged by dredging.

Douvere said: "When it comes to dredging issues I think that a big part of our discussions need to focus on what the alternatives are".

The environment minister, Greg Hunt, has approved controversial dredging off the Queensland coast that will help create one of the world's largest coalports, while imposing some of the "strictest conditions in Australian history" to safeguard the health of the Great Barrier Reef.

A study commissioned by the previous Labor government found that dredging spoil dumped at sea travelled further than previously thought, potentially endangering coral and other marine life.

The Coalition subsequently approved the dredging and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority last week gave the go-ahead to dump the dredged material within the boundaries of the world heritage-listed ecosystem.