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Rachel, M. (2011, June 09). //E how//. Retrieved from [] Facts
 * 1) The mechanical act of dredging destroys habitats and may kill fish and other animal life.
 * 2) Also, dredging disturbs sediment, causing it to swirl through the water in a way it normally does not. Additionally, dredging puts additional food, such as dead fish and fish offal, into the water.
 * 3) Life forms such as corals are often destroyed by dredging, and take a longer time to repopulate than some other life forms. Dredging may allow invasive species to get a foothold while native species struggle to recover.
 * 4) Even though dredging is sometimes done in order to remove pollutants that have settled into the soil over the years, simply stirring up the contaminated sediments causes the pollutants to spread.
 * 5) Rather than cleaning up the body of water, dredging may transfer the pollutants to a wider area.
 * 6) Dredging may allow invasive species to get a foothold while native species struggle to recover.
 * 7) This attracts predatory fish that feed on native species and may hurt the natural population
 * 8) Additionally, dredged up pollutants have to be dumped at another location, thereby increasing the chance that the contaminants will stray into areas that were previously free from contaminants.
 * 9) Even though dredging is sometimes done in order to remove pollutants that have settled into the soil over the years, simply stirring up the contaminated sediments causes the pollutants to spread.
 * 10) Dredging can crush and kill marine flora, smooth bedforms so plant life has a harder time gaining a foothold and reduce biodeversity.