Especially in context of proposed largest container port in southern hemisphere at Hastings, prospects are grim for destruction of seagrass meadows and mangroves. Considering this is the electorate for Federal Minister for Environment Greg Hunt, does he not care that this ecosystem absorbs CO2 at 40 times the rate of rainforest and that dredging will release up to 10,000 years worth?

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