If a stable column of mud has been set up in the well, keeping the oil at bay through its sheer weight, the next step would be to set cement in the well and seal it off permanently.

如果一个稳定的泥浆柱能在油井里成型，并通过它十足的压力将石油限制在海湾范围，那下一步就是将井里的泥浆粘合好，使油井永久封闭。

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Unlike sponging, however, in which dolphins use sponges to find fishes hiding in mud, conching isn't yet widespread in Shark Bay.

然而，与海豚利用海绵捕捉藏在泥中鱼类的海绵捕食法不用，海螺捕食法在鲨鱼湾分布并不广泛。

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In Meizhou bay, the strong tidal stream transports its mud and sand from open sea, but is restricted to a certain extent, making the terrigenous clasts of the bay the main source of sediment.

湄州湾强劲的潮流导致外海泥沙输入，但受一定程度的限制，海湾周围的陆源碎屑成为沉积物质的主要来源。

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But we've been - don't worry, we've been filtering it, so you won't get the East Bay MUD.

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The 2011 storms dumped a torrent of mud and debris into the bay, and that sediment, which can bury grasses and block them from the light they need to grow, is the most likely cause for the 21 percent drop.

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If a stable column of mud has been set up in the well, keeping the oil at bay through its sheer weight, the next step would be to set cement in the well and seal it off permanently.

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