Bay Channel Deepening Gets a Green Light Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:13 PM Posted by BUBBLEDIVER The CEO of the Port of Melbourne Corporation (POM) was interviewed on ABC 774 this morning and from my point of view I was stunned at the fact that POM admits to "minimal damage" to fish stocks, sea grass and rock fall! It is unlikely that the 5% of seagrass in the bay damaged would recover. POM admits "fish stocks would suffer". The lsit of environmental impact admissions made by the POM is very concerning! Each person who has any interest in Port Phillip Bay will now have decide what their personal position is in this vexing regard as no doubt we may have to voice our protest once the 6,000 page "Suplementary Enviorenment Effects Staement" is reviewed and the panel hearings are closed. This will take about 6 weeks. POM has all the right answers from their point of view and they have a lot of support from State and Ferderal Governments, and naturally (most sides) big business. Once the bay is altered in the way this major is planned to do... there is no turning back... done is done! For a good overview on the initial one sided story look into the Age front page today, or read it online. Content received from: Victorian Sub-Aqua Group (VSAG), http://www.vsag.org.au