dredging

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One of the central claims is that dredging kills protected native salmon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The environmentalist arguments against dredging are at best debatable, if not easily refuted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The wreck is believed to be the dredging vessel Withern, which sank in 1926, but its identity has never been confirmed.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Kalt worries some species, such as the eelgrass, will be destroyed by the regular dredging required to maintain a water depth of 40 feet to accommodate the ships for the new terminal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“Big Dub and his family were gone, and they weren’t coming back. What was the point in dredging up the past?”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson