Comparing methods for estimating oyster densities
We are three students who went to different locations along the shore in the Kristiansand area, to help compare different methods of counting and mapping oysters. We compared four different methods of surveying Pacific oysters in June 2023. The different methods we used were Aquascope transact, Large square method, Line transects and Random squares. All four methods consist of counting the oysters along the shoreline within a depth of 0-0.5 meters, which is then used to estimate the density of a larger area. This blog consists of how we did these different methods and how to calculate the density of oysters in the area.