Radionuclides dumped in the Bay… is that OK?
Opponents of the Port Phillip Bay Channel Deepening project vigorously opposed dumping of more than 3 million m3 of contaminated sediments from the Lower Yarra River in the Bay. But CDP proponents claimed the toxic sediments would be contained underwater within in a 6km2 clay walled area. After dredging and dumping had started, Baykeeper learned [...]
DOLPHINS LIVING DANGEROUSLY!
September 30, 2009 by BayKeeper
Filed under Education, Wild Things
Dolphins have a reputation of being smarter than your average mullet. After all, you can’t get to the top of the food chain on good looks alone. But being big in fishworld has its downside. You have to do what it takes to find a feed…. sometimes in dodgy waters. My notes on dolphins in [...]
THE CASE OF THE MISSING ANCHOVY
Anchovy are an important prey item of Little Penguins and numerous fish species in Port Phillip Bay. They’re also great on pizza! So Channel Deepening through their spawning habitat in Hobsons Bay and the Yarra is cause for concern, as is disposal of contaminated dredged sediments in the Bay. In response to these concerns, a [...]
