Factoid/2013/04/30
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Mechanical Beach Raking Can Harm Beach Ecology and Destabilize the Beach
- "[Mechanical] Beach cleaning activities effectively remove seaweed, fish, glass, syringes, plastic, cans, cigarettes, shells, stone, wood, and virtually any unwanted debris. This can include wrack material (organic material that is washed up onto the beach by surf, tides, and wind), the removal of which reduces the natural sand-trapping abilities of beaches and contributes to their destabilization." - excerpt from Federal Register notice on proposed rule designating critical habitat for Loggerhead sea turtles.
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