Some impacts of sand mining are:
- Wildlife: defoliation for sand mining is reducing food and home areas for animals. For example, sea turtles need sand to nest so the more people sand mine, the less sand there is and the less sand there is, the less sea turtles can nest. This results in a reducing amount of that species because they are unable to reproduce in that particular area.
- Communities- removal of sand banks and coastal barriers results in flooding of coastal communities. This occurs when there is high tide and nothing to stop it from flooding into housing areas.
- Tourism: the more sand mining there is, the less sand there is. Because of this, some of Australias most beautiful beaches are becoming less appealing which is reducing the amount of tourists.
- Organisms: Disturbance of underwater and coastal sand causes unnecessary movement in the water, which is harmful for organisms such as corals that need sunlight to function.
- Humans: people who rely on fishing for living are affected because underwater sand mining destroys fisheries
Sand mining is a direct cause of erosion.
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