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A huge volume of cyclone silt and sediment is building up in our rivers and coastal environments, swamping sea animals and plants.
Susie Ferguson speaks with Conrad Pilditch Professor of Marine Science at the University of Waikato, and Sustainable Seas' National Science Challenge theme leader for degradation and recovery.
Professor Pilditch is concerned climate events, such as Cyclone Gabrielle, play a massive role in changing the nature of our coastal zones, denigrating marine food webs for generations to come.
