UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM

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Cruise Liner Dock in Grand Turk. A significant amount of coral reef was dredged to provide the cruise liner dock. It is still uncertain whether and how much the cruise liner business contributes to the local economy of Grand Turk

The cut in the coral reef needed for the Cruise Liner Dock on Grand Turk. Part of the salina to the right was infilled and the hydrology of the rest disrupted so that its value as bird habitat was devastated © Dr Mike Pienkowski (Threats / Problems / Issues, 5 of 5 - Slide ref. 377)