AuthorBell, M.C. & Walker, P.
Year2006
TitleDesk study to assess the impact of cockle suction dredging on The Wash and North Norfolk Coast European Marine Site
SeriesResearch Reports
TypePaper
SourceResearch Reports EN Report no 670.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Concludes "that the principal impact of suction dredging on cockles is through damage and mortality of undersized cockles rejected at the dredge head and the onboard riddle."
Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCerastoderma eduleCockle, Common Edible Cockle, Common CockleAnimalia: Veneroida: Cardiidae
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