{"id":184431,"date":"2023-09-05T16:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T20:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=184431"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:08:54","slug":"wehner-shell-beach-ecosystem-threatened-as-dredged-material-creates-small-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wehner-shell-beach-ecosystem-threatened-as-dredged-material-creates-small-island\/","title":{"rendered":"WEHNER: Shell Beach Ecosystem Threatened as Dredged Material Creates Small Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3787410087\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>The Port Authority has undertaken the dredging of the shipping channel of the Parham Harbour.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3796914146\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, 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