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Methods for Image-based Surveys of Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Their Habitat Exemplified by the Drop Camera Survey for the Atlantic Sea Scallop

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July 2nd, 2018

July 2nd, 2018

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Title

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Data Collection

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Capture Images and Record Data at Each Station

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Quantify the Data within Digital Still Camera Quadrat Images

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Results: Scallop Distribution and Abundance on Georges Bank During 2017

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Conclusion

Transcript

Image based surveying is an increasingly practical, non-invasive method to sample the marine environment. We present the protocol of a drop camera survey that estimates the abundance and distribution of the Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus). We discuss how this protocol can be generalized for application to other benthic macroinvertebrates.

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