goldhunter_2
Tenderfoot
- Nov 15, 2011
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- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I got a general question just for discussion purposes, I must be overlooking something with this but maybe someone can explain it.
First I know how both work, a suction dredge works by creating a vacuum that sucks up loose sediments (no digging auger) off the bottom and runs it up over a sluice box and back out where the sediment settles back to the bottom again , a blower is something we used 30 years ago on the bay to clean out boat slips and around docks it basically redirects the prop or jet wash straight down to blow the loose sediment up and away and with enough engine it actual digs a pretty decent hole. Both type systems you disturb an move loose sediment form one location on the bottom to another location. Environmentally a blower would do more damage to the aquatic eco system then the suction dredge.
Now where I am confused , I see many people talk about using the blowers and others have said suction dredges are illegal in Florida waters so why are they classified/considered as different ? ........... or am I missing something ..... maybe the blowers are all that is allowed on the lease permits and nowhere else or something like that ?
First I know how both work, a suction dredge works by creating a vacuum that sucks up loose sediments (no digging auger) off the bottom and runs it up over a sluice box and back out where the sediment settles back to the bottom again , a blower is something we used 30 years ago on the bay to clean out boat slips and around docks it basically redirects the prop or jet wash straight down to blow the loose sediment up and away and with enough engine it actual digs a pretty decent hole. Both type systems you disturb an move loose sediment form one location on the bottom to another location. Environmentally a blower would do more damage to the aquatic eco system then the suction dredge.
Now where I am confused , I see many people talk about using the blowers and others have said suction dredges are illegal in Florida waters so why are they classified/considered as different ? ........... or am I missing something ..... maybe the blowers are all that is allowed on the lease permits and nowhere else or something like that ?