Rather than pushing a shield through the soft bay mud, the tube was constructed on land in sections.

This technique also applies to dredging of bay muds containing toxins.

Beds of estuaries with the resultant deposits called "bay mud".

Zostera often forms beds in bay mud in the estuarine setting.

This technique is often used in excavation of bay mud.

In estuarine settings they may feed on exposed bay muds or mudflats.

Typical bulk density of bay mud is approximately 1.3 grams per cubic centimetre.

An alluvial layer is often found overlying the older bay mud.

Banc d'Arguin is a vast area underlain by bay mud.

These data are particularly important to consider when dredging of bay muds is contemplated as part of a development project.