February 1, 2015 Dredging vessels in Biscayne Bay are currently working to deepen the Port of Miami’s shipping channel to 52 feet, Thursday. The dredging is backed by Gov. Rick Scott who hopes to attract large freighters that will move through the widened Panama Canal. Richard Glover, of Boynton Beach, (left) and Ed Tichenor, of Boynton Beach, both with Palm Beach County Reef Rescue, take water samples to measure turbidity in Biscayne Bay. Ed Tichenor, of Boynton Beach, Director of Palm Beach County Reef Rescue, prepares to measure turbidity in water taken from Biscayne Bay.