Razor clam surveys - Firth of Clyde and Solway: report

Acknowledgements

The present work would not have been possible without the enthusiastic support of the vessels’ owners, skippers, and crew. In particular, the skippers’ local knowledge of the areas was invaluable in conducting the surveys. The author would also like to acknowledge Mr Lars Brunner (SAMS) for assistance with analysis of the video footage. The surveys were conducted under scientific derogations issued by Access to Sea Fisheries (Marine Directorate) with additional advice from NatureScot. The study had Ethical Approval under the University of the Highlands and Islands Ethics Review process – licence number ETH2223-1244. The work would not have been possible without the continuing enthusiastic support of Lynda Blackadder (Marine Directorate Science) and Cara Duncan (Marine Directorate). Funding was provided by Marine Fund Scotland Grant 00001098.