The ongoing fallout from the major fish kill and increased turbidity caused by dredging in Gladstone continues..this is a risk that we in Cairns cannot afford to take. Ignorance is no longer an excuse. Dr Caroline Petus and Dr Michelle Devlin used satellite technology to examine sediment dispersion, producing a report that found during the spring of 2011, when fish health issues were reported, the threshold for turbidity in the ports waters exceeded all other respective years and in comparison to historical mean figures. gladstoneobserver.au/news/ignorance-no-longer-an-excuse/2310558/#.U7p3lWxb6j0.facebook
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:48:23 +0000