In front of the living reefs of Kusu Island, dredging that first started in Apr 09 (the Notice was then entitled ‘Sand Mining’) will continue until Aug 10. The working area is about four times the size of Kusu Island itself.Dredging stirs up sediments which make the water murky and affects the amount of sunlight that reaches the corals.
Similar dredging took place in the same area in Apr-Aug 09 and Aug-Dec 09, and seemingly related dredging and vibracore sampling took place in Jun 09. Full Story
