Placencia Beaches Disappearing Due to Dredging, Residents Say There is significant beach erosion near Maya Beach in the Placencia peninsula. In the area, the beach has eroded up to fifteen feet. Residents say that dredging for a marina is a main contributor to the wearing down of the beach. The sand that is dredged is then transported to other locations for landfill, but the beach, according to residents, is not restoring. The dredging company says it is part of a maintenance programme that bene