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Old 04-26-2014, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Smalls View Post
Nothing. The problems behind the weirs are not natural. The dredging of the ship channel introduced saltwater into the system. That marsh could not tolerate the increase in salinity, and it was dying. That is precisely the reason for the weirs.

Removing the weirs would create a temporary increase in shrimp and crab numbers, but inevitably the marsh would die and you would have one large lake.
We've for a winner! That's where I was trying to go. Weirs are a big band aid for the ship channel.
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