Port of Tauranga claims super-size win
New Zealand Herald | 06 Mar 2013
The Port of Tauranga says a decision allowing it to make way for super-sized containerships has ended a near four-year battle with iwi - but one defiant opponent says his battle isn't over.
 Pacific Ocean | Coastal Development and Tourism | Dredging

Mining - not agriculture - is the major worry for the Great Barrier Reef
Guardian Unlimited | 06 Feb 2013
Pollutant run-off from agriculture is a well-known cause of reef damage, but the expansion of ports for coal export along the Queensland coast is now having a serious impact.
 Pacific Ocean | Coral | Dredging | Water Pollution

Oceana slams Danish approval of mussel dredging in marine protected area
World Fishing | 27 Mar 2012
Oceana has said that it is "deeply disturbed" by the Danish government's decision to allow mussel dredging inside a Natura 2000 area in the Little Belt, Denmark.
 Atlantic Ocean | Dredging | Fisheries | Marine Protected Area

Study finds wild mussel beds may recover
World Fishing | 16 Mar 2012
Overfishing and sedimentation have reduced the number of natural beds of green-lipped mussels from many regions around New Zealand and in the Firth of Thames the beds have all but gone.
 Pacific Ocean | Dredging | Fisheries | Habitat Loss

Port spoil runoff 'threat' to Great Barrier Reef
theaustralian.com.au | 01 Mar 2012
DUMPING millions of tonnes of dredge spoil into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park would be necessary because planned coal port expansions would overwhelm existing port-controlled disposal grounds, environment groups claimed yesterday.
 Pacific Ocean | Coral | Dredging

Falmouth Bay residents split over dredging plan for giant cruise liners
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Feb 2012
Falmouth Bay is one of England's finest stretches of marine habitat, with a profusion of creeks that penetrate deep into the heart of the Cornish countryside, and oak woods covering the coastline. A controversial plan to dredge a channel through part of the bay to open up the port to giant cruise ships has caused consternation among conservationists.
 Atlantic Ocean | Cruise Impacts | Dredging

EARTH: Geotubes - from sludge to shoreline protection to surfing
EurekAlert | 14 Nov 2011
(American Geological Institute) What do geology and textiles have in common? More than you might think. Since the 1980s, coastal, ocean and hydraulic engineers have been reinforcing coastlines and cleaning up contaminated water from dredge materials and other sludges and slurries with a revolutionary fabric that combines the strength of certain textiles with geoscientific know-how.
 Dredging | Water Pollution

Welsh scallop fishing ban to protect habitat and stocks
BBC | 05 Feb 2010
Dredging for scallops is to be banned in several areas off the Welsh coast in a move aimed at protecting stocks, marine species and habitats.
 Dredging

Marina waste to be dumped off Great Barrier
New Zealand Herald | 28 Dec 2009
Marina waste will be dumped on the continental shelf near Great Barrier Island in a trial given the go-ahead by Maritime New Zealand. The trial will last a year and will allow Coastal Resources to dump up to 7000cu m of dredged sediment from Pine Harbour Marina on the Whitford Estuary, at a site 26km east of Great Barrier.
 Dredging