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TIDE pilot 1: large scale execution “plaatrandstortingen” (2010), relocation of dredged sediment to shallow water areas near sandbars

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The learning phase is still in progress and the end date is foreseen in 2015. A protocol for flexible relocation is developed based on the previous research studies to determine how the monitoring results should be used to prevent for unwanted effects. Until now it already led to adjustments and the expectation is that this method will lead to positive contribution to the ecological value of the Western Scheldt by the enlargement of low dynamic shallow water and intertidal habitat (Plancke et al. 2008). In this way, this measure is meant to be a pro-active way to contribute to the long term vision of the Scheldt estuary. However, to create a well-balanced morphological management of the Scheldt estuary, in addition to alternative relocation strategies, attention should also be addressed to morphologic dredging and the management of solid constructions (dikes, solid layers) in the estuary (Vos et al. 2009).


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