{"id":3405,"date":"2020-06-02T11:03:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T09:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/en\/projects\/coral-protection-puerto-caucedo-dredging-do\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:20:01","slug":"coral-protection-puerto-caucedo-dredging-do","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/en\/cases\/coral-protection-puerto-caucedo-dredging-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral Protection &#8211; Puerto Caucedo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Puerto Caucedo, <span>Dominican Republic<\/span><br><strong>Date<\/strong>: 2002 \u2013 2003<br><strong>Involved parties:<\/strong> Ballast Nedam (Van Oord), CSX World Terminals, Caucedo Investments Incorporated<br><strong>Technical Readiness Level:<\/strong> 7 \u2013 system prototype demonstration in operational environment<br><strong>Environment<\/strong>: Cities, Ports<br><strong>Keywords<\/strong>: port, dredging, coral, monitoring<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"before-after-block_5f69ce7c23e27\" class=\"block-before-after-inner\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"block-before-after-column\">\n        <div class=\"block-before-after-title\">Building with Nature design<\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"block-before-after-figure\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Corals_smaller-300x226.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Corals_smaller-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Corals_smaller-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Corals_smaller-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Corals_smaller-1200x904.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Corals_smaller.png 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"block-before-after-body\">\n            <p>More emphasis has been put on finding sustainable solutions when working in or close to coral areas. The ecosystem is adopted as a starting point for the design. When construction works and dredging take place in the vicinity of corals, the corals are monitored and adverse effects are mitigated, often in combination with relocation or recolonization of affected areas.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block-before-after-column\">\n        <div class=\"block-before-after-title\">Traditional design<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"block-before-after-figure\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/plume-from-coral-rock-dredging-300x208.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/plume-from-coral-rock-dredging-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/plume-from-coral-rock-dredging.png 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"block-before-after-body\">\n            <p>Historically, dredging project management was traditionally focused solely on carrying out appointed mitigation or compensation measures covering project impacts. Loss of coral habitat was taken as necessary to enable economic development or coastal safety. (picture: plume from coral rock dredging &#8211; source PIANC)<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    .block-before-after-inner {\n        display: grid;\n        grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);\n        column-gap: 1px;\n        row-gap: 1em;\n    }\n\n    @media (min-width: 992px) {\n        .block-before-after-inner {\n            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\n        }\n    }\n\n    .block-before-after-title {\n        background-color: #7FAFC8;\n        color: #fff;\n        font-weight: bold;\n        margin-bottom: 1px;\n    }\n\n    .block-before-after-title,\n    .block-before-after-body {\n        padding: 10px 15px;\n    }\n\n    .block-before-after-figure {\n        height: 220px;\n    }\n\n    .block-before-after-column img {\n        height: 100%;\n        object-fit: cover;\n        width: 100%;\n    }\n\n    .block-before-after-body {\n        font-size: 16px;\n    }\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<p>For the construction of the Puerto Caucedo Multimodal Terminal, approximately 2 million m<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;of material had to be dredged from the harbour basin and the entrance channel. As the project is located near a coral reef and a popular holiday resort, adverse impacts on the coral communities were not desirable from both an environmental, social and economic point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An extensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) identified various coral colonies that may be affected by the construction works. Hence, mitigation measures were incorporated into the Construction Contract Documents and  the water quality and coral was monitored such that no adverse impacts would occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/puerto-caucedo.jpg\" alt=\"Dredging works Puerto Caucedo Multipmodel Terminal.\"\/><figcaption>Dredging works Puerto Caucedo Multimodal Terminal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: Puerto Caucedo, Dominican RepublicDate: 2002 \u2013 2003Involved parties: Ballast Nedam (Van Oord), CSX World Terminals, Caucedo Investments IncorporatedTechnical Readiness Level: Environment: Keywords: port, dredging, coral, monitoring For the construction of the Puerto Caucedo Multimodal Terminal, approximately 2 million m3&nbsp;of material had to be dredged from the harbour basin and the entrance channel. 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