Showing posts with label Reef. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reef. Show all posts

Friday, June 20, 2014

Coral faces off to Coal

Image:Queensland Government Logo.svg
Image:Queensland Government Logo.svg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: A variety of corals form an outcrop o...
English: A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
 Australia's Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland is in crisis and in need of protection from politicians.

The corrupt Queensland government have given the green light to five mega coal ports along the coast. 
A 10-year port strategy, which will involve the seabed being dredged to create shipping lanes, and the dumping of waste in the reef's waters, is part of a plan to treble Australian coal exports by 2030, with much of the raw material coming from Queensland's massive coal fields.  EDX
Unesco are already at a loss to understand the federal government's decision to allow three million tons of dredge spoil to be dumped onto the reef whilst the construction of the coal  terminals at Abbot Point, near Bowen.

UNESCO -  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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The Ocean needs help!
Images @ Eminpee Fotography

Friday, November 08, 2013

Coffs Harbour Might get an Artificial Reef

by  Lee Winkler

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Putting Coff's on the map will put Urunga on the map also!

This week we saw quite a strong southerly swell hit the coastline and there was at times some real quality beach breaks to be had, although it was in short bursts and hard to pick that perfect wave.

The northern protected corners still seem to be suffering from the amount of sand loss from the heavy north winds we've seen over the last couple of months.

Seeing a few southerlies rolling past our coast is a positive sign for some sand returning and fingers crossed we see more of them this summer season.

The artificial reef concept for the protection of the northern wall seems to be viewed as a potential option and having a credible wave out there for the whole community to use would be a tremendous asset to tourism and trade.

It would put Coffs Harbour back on the map in terms of it being a major travel destination.
 
Images @ Eminpee Fotography