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In shallow waters, cruise ships can churn up as much sediment as a hurricane
The study looked at damaging turbidity, which can harm coral and seagrass, and found levels connected to cruise ships equal to hurricanes.
When cruise ships lumber into Key West’s shallow harbor, they can sometimes churn up a storm of sediment more potent than a hurricane, new monitoring by the city shows. Key West hired Rice to monitor turbidity, which can damage sea life including coral and seagrass, after state lawmakers and Gov. Plowing up the bottom can also stir up toxins trapped in the sand, including bacteria that produces hydrogen sulfide and algae that fuels red tide, Rice said
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