https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54981 45 mm shell length) cockles, and report on the outcomes of preliminary trials of the gear for surveying Sydney Cockle. Efficiency trials showed that the gear captured and retained ∼95% of the cockles in the tow path, however efficiency decreased in compacted sediments (∼66%). Trial surveys captured cockles between 33 and 78 mm shell length, at densities as high as 186 individuals 100 m−2. The modified scallop dredge provides a robust and portable (∼10 kg weight) fishing gear for sampling estuarine soft sediment habitats from small vessels. Both the sampling gear, and the methodology presented here, are broadly applicable for surveying arcid cockles and other bivalve species from similar soft sediment habitats elsewhere.]]> Wed 27 Mar 2024 15:27:58 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53831 Wed 07 Feb 2024 14:37:46 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49702 Thu 21 Mar 2024 16:01:15 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4723 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:21:51 AEDT ]]>