The track ‘beneficial use of fine sediment’ looks into the possibilities of structurally dredging fine sediment from the Eems-Dollard system and using it in a beneficial way. The research question covers the entire sediment chain (extraction, processing, transport and application). By removing fine sediment it contributes to both restoring the estuary and developing a circular economy. The major challenge is to make this economically viable. This is being tested within the pilots: