Decades of dredging are pushing the Dutch Western Scheldt Estuary beyond its ecological limits
January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Jan. 16 -- Utrecht University posted the following news:
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Decades of dredging are pushing the Dutch Western Scheldt Estuary beyond its ecological limits
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The Dutch Western Scheldt Estuary has been pushed onto an unsustainable trajectory since large-scale navigation channel deepening began in the 1970s. The dramatic increase in the annual volume of dredged sediment from the navigation channel has reduced feeding g . . .
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Decades of dredging are pushing the Dutch Western Scheldt Estuary beyond its ecological limits
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The Dutch Western Scheldt Estuary has been pushed onto an unsustainable trajectory since large-scale navigation channel deepening began in the 1970s. The dramatic increase in the annual volume of dredged sediment from the navigation channel has reduced feeding g . . .