Deep Concern: Port Everglades Dredging Plan Threatens Coral Reef

A coral reef stands between Port Everglades and the booming export markets of Asia. Anticipating more trade with the Far East, the port and the federal government plan to deepen and extend the 45-foot entrance channel to handle the huge cargo ships that call on Hong Kong, Shanghai and other Asian ports. But the plan has generated opposition among state and federal environmental officials because it could destroy an estimated 26 acres of reef, home to sponges, corals, crabs, fish and sea turtles...