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Benthic recovery in dredged areas in the has been found to be dependent on a number of factors inc luding "1) duration and timing of dredging; 2) the type of dredging equipment used to extract the sediment; 3) sediment composition of the mine site; 4) amount of sand removed from the site; 5) the fauna present in the mine pit and surrounding area prior to dredging a nd their .