Large Trough Shell - Annual Distribution

The purpose of this information is to show the annual distribution of the large trough shell Lineage - Document describing the data source used, history of changes, background information about the given layer, and references Creator - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Publisher - Ministry for Primary Industries Contributor - Reyn Naylor, NIWA, Wellington Custodian - Ministry for Primary Industries Jurisdiction of Custodian - New Zealand Rights - Crown Copyright Reserved. Subject - Annual distribution of large trough shell within the waters around New Zealand Source - Multiple sources - see Lineage for details Language - English Relation - Function - To ensure that fisheries are sustainably used within a healthy aquatic ecosystem Layer Type - biota Audience - All Mandate - New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy Progress - Completed Metadata - Compliant with NZGLS and ANZLIC Layer Information Species Common Name - Large trough shell Species Scientific Name - Mactra murchisoni Deshayes in Reeve 1854 Species Maori Name - Whakaiotama (Mactra spp.) Species Code - MMI Endangered Status - Not listed Season - Annual Habitat Type - Benthic inshore Minimum Depth - 0 m Maximum Depth - 10 m