Fremantle Ports trusted BMT to oversee marine monitoring of major dredging and reclamation works
Fremantle Ports trusted BMT to oversee marine monitoring of major dredging and reclamation works
1 PagesFremantle Ports trusted BMT to oversee marine monitoring of major dredging and reclamation works, in full public view, for Western Australia’s largest metropolitan port. Between 2009 and 2011, Fremantle Ports deepened the Deep Water Channel, Entrance Channel and Inner Harbour to allow 14 m draft ships to utilise the Fremantle Inner Harbour, and reclaimed of a large area of seabed at Rous Head. The project involved the dredging of ~3.1 million cubic meters of limestone and sandy sediment. BMT was engaged by Fremantle Ports to develop and implement the marine monitoring program required to assess and manage the potential impacts from dredging and reclamation works. The protection of adjacent seagrass meadows, coral outcrops, and public recreation values of local beaches were key priorities o
