dredger
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But in 2019 a dredger illegally dragged its gear through the MPA while fishing off the small island of Eilean Dubh.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Kinmen residents in recent years have reported seeing an increase in sand dredger vessels from China, which take sand from the ocean floor, as well as fishing ships, close to its coast.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Samuel Denapo: These dredging activities, this dredger, it created a lot of problems.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 17, 2021
The 75 families who lived on Tatuoca island began to question the benefits of the port complex expansion in 2009 when a dredger began scooping up chunks of the seabed to accommodate big ships.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
“I wondered, Dad, if you would hook up the oyster dredger to the Miss Amanda and help me haul something out of the river?”
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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