Channel dredging, dredge spoil migration and downdrift. Impacts at a large tidal inlet, Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand

Auteur :
HEALY, T.

Description :
A major dredging programme to deepen the shipping channels at the Port of Tauranga has seen some 5 million m3 of mainly sandy sediment dredged from the shipping channels and dumped on the adjacent inner shelf. An Environmental Impact Assessment has identified major concerns and consent granting authorities have proposed a monitoring programme.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
New Zealand geographer, issn : 0028-8144, 1994, vol. 50, n°. 2, p. 3-6, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 8 ref.

Date :
1994

Editeur :
Pays édition : Nouvelle-Zelande, Christchurch, New Zealand Geographical Society