Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns
Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns
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Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.
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Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.
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Why tho?
10 3 ReplyConcrete and glass. Oh, and money.
16 0 ReplyNot the sand part, the ocean part. Weight is usually a major factor in large scale resource industries like this, why on earth would they want wet sand? Plus thats gotta be more expensive property to buy the rights to.
4 2 ReplyNot all sand is equal. We dredge up ocean sand because the particle shape and composition is excellent for concrete. Other sand isn't as good.
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Sometimes, to rebuild beaches that get swept away in storms.
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