Dredging
You can dredge and you can also remove boulders. If the boulders are natural or man-placed (part of an old wall or cribbing) it doesn't make any difference. It requires getting several agencies involved just to get approval to dredge or remove boulders including the town, state, army corps, neighbors, etc. It can be done, but usually is only granted if there is a good reason for it (navigational hazard, access to home, etc.) not just because the landowner "wants to".
We removed an old crib dock base that was not grandfathered, several years ago to improve the access to our shore, and it took nearly a year to permit and then actually remove.
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