The great

Barrier reef:

sun, sea, sand and

suffocating

sediment

Dredging and dumping

The process of dredging and dumping is known to damage, destroy and smother coral and seagrass.

When dumped at sea, dredge spoil can drift up to 80 km, clouding the reef’s pristine waters. Current plans could allow up to an estimated 39 million cubic metres of spoil to be dumped in this World Heritage Site.