Hi, just wanted to let the readers know that I tried to communicate the point that Michael makes above to the reporter during my interview (that the surveys were for emergent abalone only, and we did not use lights or flip rocks, etc., implying that smaller individuals might be missed using these methods). I recall stressing how important it was to keep the survey results in context with the methodology. Unfortunately it's hard to control what the reporters and editors choose to print...that said, I wish that we had found a strong signal of recent (<5-8 years) recruitment in the emergent population as that would bode well for everyone- especially the abalone.
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Posted on June 28 at 1 p.m.
Hi, just wanted to let the readers know that I tried to communicate the point that Michael makes above to the reporter during my interview (that the surveys were for emergent abalone only, and we did not use lights or flip rocks, etc., implying that smaller individuals might be missed using these methods). I recall stressing how important it was to keep the survey results in context with the methodology. Unfortunately it's hard to control what the reporters and editors choose to print...that said, I wish that we had found a strong signal of recent (<5-8 years) recruitment in the emergent population as that would bode well for everyone- especially the abalone.
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