Jersey Harbour to Meet 24 Residents Over Dredging — SkimNews
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- 24 residents sent letters to the Government of Jersey's environment department, claiming dredging at St Aubin could harm wildlife and pose a danger to people.
- Minister for Environment Mary Le Hegarat said officers will meet a complainant in the coming days and review the situation before deciding on a course of action.
- Captain William Sadler, Jersey Harbour Master, described the dredging as routine work that maintains safe harbour access and said it was carried out with the necessary licences and regulatory oversight.
- Ports of Jersey acknowledged residents' concerns in a letter but said it is "not currently aware of evidence linking the harbour clearance works to all of the issues described."
- The dredging work was carried out on 19 March, and Sadler committed to an in-person meeting to explain the background and hear residents' concerns directly.
Why it matters: The carefully worded concession — "not currently aware of evidence linking" the work to "all" the issues — is notable: it implicitly leaves room for evidence on some of them, which residents will likely press at the meeting. With 24 signatories already organised and the work completed weeks ago on 19 March, the environmental department's review carries weight for both harbour operations and the protected character of St Aubin's Bay.
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