Australian fishermen are blaming the ongoing dredging at Queensland Harbour for the fish kills that have affected their livelihood. The dredging of 46 million tons of sediments at Gladstone Harbour is part of the $30-billion project to expand the port to accommodate more coal-seam gas export to Asia.
There has been a sharp increase in fish and crustacean deaths in Gladstone since the dredging started, the fishermen claimed. The dredging aims to allow liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers to access the port.
However, the company performing the dredging, Gladstone Ports Corp, denied their work is the reason behind the rise in fish diseases and deaths. The firm insisted the fish deaths and ailments began before it started dredging the harbour.
International Business Times
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