According to this article, an an environmental group called SeaGrass Grow is mitigate destruction of seagrass beds caused by coastal construction projects. They want to fix a 95 acre area of seagrass.
According to Roy Lewis, president of the non-profit Coastal Resources Group, “I’m not against mitigation . . . but this type of restoration doesn’t make ecological sense”. In the 70’s and 80’s, he took part in the biggest seagrass mitigation project ever done in the Florida keys, and he believes that the bet method to fixing this, is to let scars heal, and keep boats off of the banks. Many people believe that it would be a waste of money for this environmental group to attempt to mitigate the seagrass damage themselves, and that is why they have already been denied funds in the past.
One of the problems is that there are going to be more and more coastal projects in the future, and some people believe that the only way to save the local marine fauna is for aggressive restoration to happen.
Should we assess the outcomes and costs of projects more harshly, so that money can be spent where it is needed?
Can any economical solution other than just preventing boats from going near the coast and destroying plants be used?
0 Responses to “A restoration project that makes little sense”