The island is mostly covered in brush and trees but has about 200 feet of sandy beach at the north end created by dredging spoil
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In December 2013 Environment Minister Greg Hunt controversially approved the dumping of three million cubic metres of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Marine Park.
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In early September 2014, it was reported the plan to dump dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park area had been scrapped.
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The agency will decide, for example, where to locate a huge plant to remove water from the dredge spoils in preparation for their disposal.
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"People are really concerned about the state of the ocean these days, between the dumping of dredge spoils and plans to sand mine.
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In the 1930s, dredge spoils from the Chesapeake Bay were used to create 29 islands from Coffin's Point to Tingle's Island.
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The congressman led a protracted battle against dumping dredge spoils at Site 104, a four-mile underwater trench just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
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The governor declared that dredge spoils would not be dumped at Site 104 and appeared to be moving toward a complete ban on open-water dumping.
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The deal also provides that the public can comment on what standards ought to be applied for 60 other chemicals that can be found in dredge spoils.
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Instead of covering up our marshes with dredging spoil, they are creating marshes by filling in deeper areas and planting coastal grasses, " he said.
