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Identification of the statolith in a whelk body, statolith structure and location around the whelk ganglion during disection and extraction is presented (Hollyman, 2017).

Identification of the statolith in a whelk body, statolith structure and location around the whelk ganglion during disection and extraction is presented (Hollyman, 2017).

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Technical Report
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The whelk project is a collaboration between Orkney Sustainable Fisheries Ltd (OSF) and the fishing industry. OSF hopes to provide information that enables both fishery managers and members of the fishing industry to better safeguard the future of the whelk fishery in Orkney. To ensure sustainability and survivability of the local sector fishers' a...

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... was used to locate, dissect, and remove, using ultra fine forceps, a pair or singular statocyst's sacs. Statocyst sacs contained a statolith and the surrounding tissue ( Figure 3). Statolith location is indicated by a shadow visible through the cross section of the whelk body. ...