Fisheries Infosite

Cockle (COC)
Maori name
Scientific name
Austrovenus stutchburyi

4 items
Category Environmental impacts
Fishing effects on habitat
Mechanical harvesting of inter-tidal shellfish details
Habitat
Sedimentation and smothering. Muds and silts washed down into the nearshore area details
Habitat
Eutrophication. High nutrient levels can cause 'blooms' of phytoplankton and algae. details
Habitat
Heavy metal pollution details