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Dredging It

Dredging is a process done in navigable waters where the sea floor is disturbed, either by sucking or scraping, to move bottom lying sediments from one location to another. This is done to provide an underwater pathway for ships to follow. The obvious problem that presents itself with dredging is the disturbance of all types of marine life. According to a scientific study done in 2006, 81% of seagrass loss in Tampa Bay has been attributed to dredging and its associated effects. Seagrass beds...

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Jeanine Foley

Jeanine is a student at the University of South Florida studying Environmental Science. She was born in Pennsylvania but has since lived in Hillsborough County for 4 years. A spiritual connection keeps Jeanine returning to nature, as she has a passion for backcountry camping and hiking. Her special interests include forestry, ecosystem development, and plant ecology. Jeanine tries to employ environmental philosophy in the words of Aristotle as he said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

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