Term:
Underwater Visual Census (UVC)
Definition:
This survey method involves divers recording the number and sizes of sea cucumbers along belt transects of the sea floor.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
FAO Glossary from "Putting into practice an ecosystem approach to managing sea cucumber fisheries"
http://www.fao.org/3/i1780e/i1780e02.pdf
http://www.fao.org/3/i1780e/i1780e02.pdf