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The fishing practices, including trawling and the use of gill and seine nets, were shown to cause physical pressures such as abrasion, smothering, siltation and total habitat loss.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

You can also take this in different directions by either grilling the romaine, which is always a fun touch, or serving it in more of a wedge-type siltation.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

This graph, Mr Thakkar explained, must be designed considering the siltation and carrying capacity of the downstream river, or the tide timings, if the dam is close to the coast.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022

He blamed years of illegal logging in nearby mountains and heavy siltation in Marikina River for constant flooding in his city.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2021

Disappearance of the species from the Wakarusa may have resulted from increased siltation and intermittency of flow.

From Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas by Deacon, James E.