Environmental impacts of the diver operated C disc to harvest sea urchins and for kelp restoration

• Main Authors: Michelsen, Helena Kling, Fagerli, Camilla With, Christie, Hartvig C
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Norsk institutt for vannforskning 2022
• Subjects: Undervannsstøvsuger; Suction device; Restaurering; Restoration; Miljøundersøkelse; Environmental survey; Kråkeboller; Sea urchins; VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400; VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400; Norway; Tromsø; Balsfjord; Niva; Michelsen; Kvalsundet; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2991823

Project Manager Helena Kling Michelsen NIVA did a 2-day environmental evaluation of the diver operated suction device “C disc” constructed by C robotics. Because the C disc uses suction from a water pump to suck sea urchins from the seafloor, it will collect bycatch and may have some harmful effects...