PICTURES OF MUD ISLAND
THUMBNAIL PAGE
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: THE
AUSTRALIAN MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC QUEENSLAND
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How much broken coral has
coral dredging left behind to be washed up onto Mud Island by
wave action?
The broken pieces of coral
ring bark the mangroves causing the death of the mangroves
and form fresh water lagoons
Coral washes onto the
foreshore blocking natural creeks and destroying marine
breeding habitat
As the coral builds up and
blocks the natural drainage of the creeks, tidal salt water
cannot flush the mangroves areas to keep them alive
Mangroves cannot survive in fresh water
lagoons formed in by the build up of broken coral
Further destruction of the mangrove habitat
More dead and dying mangroves
Older mangroves are dying alongside the
younger ones
Mangrove habitat, but for how much longer?
A dredge working off Raby
Bay leaving a large approx. 2 klms long plume. The onshore
sea grass were killed by the sediment
The question that still remains to be answered is, "How much rehabilitation of their coral dredging sites
in Moreton Bay will be undertaken by Queensland Cement Ltd (a "Holderbank"
company) now they relocate their cement production from Brisbane to Gladstone?"
One could also ask how can the area be rehabilitated with
tonnes of broken coral across the Bay floor and the coral
cannot be replanted. Coral needs sunlight to grow and the
seabed is now too deep for the sunlight to reach the seabed
for coral to regrow.
All photos associated with this site are Copyright © 1996
of the Australian Marine Conservation Society Inc. Queensland
Branch.
This Home Page was created Thursday, November 07, 1996
Some rewording 23 Dec 2000
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Mud Island, Moreton Bay 1982, prior to coral dredging
