The Lambton Worm
Striker
A consequence of dredging the Tees for its freeport status apparently.
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Two independent reports due out soon.A consequence of dredging the Tees for its freeport status apparently.
You'd be surprised how much it's cleaned up. Bass are regular visitors in the tees now, and just on the back of the original story, there have been plenty of them caught in and around the tees despite the problems for other marine life.surprised anything lives in the tees anyhow
Singing cockles and musselsA consequence of dredging the Tees for its freeport status apparently.
The difference here to the normal impact of dredging is that more than almost anywhere else in the country what you're dredging up is full of horrendous deposits arising from decades of chemical industry on the Tees. Including pyridine, which is suspect number one in the mass die-offs. Unless you're Houchen, in which case look! A pony!Yep. Dredging has a massive impact on ecosystems. In some places it's absolutely necessary for industr but once it's a regular occurance you are not destroying mature environments.
The likes of the Pallion shipyard muppets think you can just run a dredger up the wear and all is good.
I don't profess to know enough about Teesport to know whether this destruction is worth it. But it's a worry that more freeports are coming. More sealife/riverlife to be wiped out.
One of the cleanest UK riversA consequence of dredging the Tees for its freeport status apparently.
DEFRA want their arses kicking for their findings, no doubt put under pressure from the powers that be on Teesside.what a surprise
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Industrial toxins 'most likely' cause of sea life die-offs - study | ITV News
The research was carried out following the deaths of thousands of dead crabs and lobsters, which washed up on beaches across Teesside in October 2021. | ITV News Tyne Teeswww.itv.com
The Scientist on that report was practically seething over itJust watched the report on Tyne Tees. No chance I'd be eating anything that comes out of the wata around here.
Tbh I've also thought that the rivers not getting dredged were one of the causes of the amount of flooding we've seen in recent years, although admittedly I'm no expert.The Scientist on that report was practically seething over it
Tidied.Freeport>shellfish and fishermans livelihoods.
agree, the anger was tangibleThe Scientist on that report was practically seething over it
With one of the dirtiest river beds, which is what this is about.One of the cleanest UK rivers