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Identifying shellfish

Using transect lines & quadrats to identify & monitor shellfish

Andrew Swales and Raiha Tuahine from NIWA use transect lines and quadrats to identify and monitor shellfish. These tools are used to identify shellfish, their size and numbers over time.

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Published: 18 August 2014Size: 4.95 MB
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