Areas for action | Measures |
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Limit and treat sediment | Reuse of dredging sediments |
Control port entrance sediment and coastal erosion | |
Deposit (dispose) sediments in a separated area | |
Avoid dredging destruction | Monitor dredging operations (pre and after dredging sampling) |
Source, lease and permit environmentally friendly dredgers | |
Remediation of contaminated sites and mitigation of turbidity | |
Protect habitat quality (underwater and above water areas) | Ecological monitoring and mitigation in port areas for habitat quality, preservation, and wetland restoration |
Expansion of tidal areas for habitat restoration | |
Creation of local sanctuaries for birds and fish in and around port areas | |
Soil pollution monitoring | |
Buying, creating, selling, and banking ecological service credits (i.e., wetland, grassland, and forest) to offset development impacts on wetlands | |
Establishment of buffer zones for endangered coral relocation | |
Fish bubble curtains along harbour entrances to keep fish out of the dredging area | |
Monitor and control of ship’s fouling (antifouling), and discharge of effluents | |
Flood control | Prevention of floods by proper training and using innovative technologies |