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Displacement from Ship causing damage
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Displacement from Ship causing damage
  • Published_at:2011-06-08
  • Category:Education
  • Channel:mghilla
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  • description: The displacement effect caused by a 1000' long Freighter heading northbound on the St. Clair river can cause damage to canals and feeder streams if the ships move too fast through the water. This canal used to be a breeding ground for numerous fish species such as Bass, Walleye, even Sturgeon. Now, because of years of damage - all aquatic life that used to breed in these streams is absent. This wasn't a problem in the past, as strict speed limits on freighters was maintained. Now that they are moving faster, the effects are multiplied... and damage occuring
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