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Abundance, Size Structure and Quality of Silver-lip Pearl Oysters in the Solomon IslandsAppendix 2 continued.Location and GPSdatumSite Transect Date Time:startLat: startminLong: startminTime:endLat: endminLong: endminBottomTime(min)Max depth Depth (m):(m) min/avg/rangeNo.oysterscollectedTransect Bottom typelength (m)Kia 1 1 2-Oct 9:35 34.03 22.951 9:54 34.122 23.084 12 22 21 5 298 90%sand/shell 10% coral rock7° 34' S, 158° 37' E 1 2 2-Oct 10:09 34.108 23.093 10:28 34.136 23.238 12 23 21 1 271 90%sand/shell 10% coral rock1 3 2-Oct 10:41 34.136 23.238 10:53 34.236 23.352 12 26.2 23 2 279 80%sand/shell 20% coral rock1 4 2-Oct 11:08 34.238 23.357 11:27 34.304 23.557 12 25.5 23 2 387 90%sand/shell 10% coral rock2 1 2-Oct 16:33 33.537 22.635 16:52 33.672 22.852 12 30.7 29 9 470 100%gravel/rubble2 2 2-Oct 17:12 33.699 22.94 17:22 33.833 23.123 10 32.5 29 9 418 100%gravel/rubble2 3 3-Oct 9:17 33.467 22.487 9:34 33.369 22.291 12 26.9 23 5 403 100%gravel/rubble2 4 3-Oct 9:47 33.367 22.24 9:58 33.247 22.086 12 26.9 22 10 360 90%gravel/rubble, 10% rock3 1 3-Oct 10:34 33.427 20.732 10:50 33.438 20.854 10 31.5 30 0 225 80%mud, 20% reef3 2 3-Oct 11:04 33.436 20.854 11:23 33.493 20.977 10 34 30 0 249 80%mud, 20% reef3 3 3-Oct 11:33 33.501 20.972 11:43 33.464 21.097 10 29.8 28 0 240 70%mud, 30% reef3 4 3-Oct 12:06 33.389 21.171 12:25 33.431 21.341 11.5 24.8 22 3 322 50% sand/shell 10% reef, 40% mudWaghina 1 1 16-Oct 8:44 26.896 42.375 9:03 26.808 42.504 10 35.0 33 3 288 40%sand 60% coral cobble/garden7° 26' S, 157° 42' E 1 2 16-Oct 9:12 26.843 42.908 9:30 26.872 43.004 10 35.0 32 2 184 coral rubble garden1 3 16-Oct 9:43 26.773 42.946 10:00 26.813 42.98 10 34.2 32 4 97 30% sand, 70% coral rubble garden1 4 16-Oct 11:40 26.838 42.714 12:00 26.816 42.57 10 33.2 32 3 268 coral rubble garden2 1 16-Oct 12:38 28.486 41.764 12:55 28.212 41.925 11 24.1 18 1 587 70% coral rubble garden, 30% sand,2 2 16-Oct 15:18 28.629 41.655 15:36 28.416 41.775 12 22.0 17 0 452 80% coral rubble garden, 20% sand2 3 16-Oct 15:46 28.059 41.928 16:03 27.904 41.954 12 21.5 17 2 291 100% coral rubble garden2 4 16-Oct 16:15 28.711 41.547 16:32 28.89 41.391 12 22.2 20 0 438 70% coral rubble garden, 10% sand, 20%rock3 1 17-Oct 9:04 25.066 39.413 9:25 25.212 39.334 10 35.0 28 6 307 100% coral rubble garden3 2 17-Oct 9:50 25.331 39.474 9:50 25.389 39.6 10 31.7 29 8 255 100% coral rubble garden3 3 17-Oct 10:18 25.428 39.669 10:18 25.525 39.832 10 32.4 30 0 349 50% coral rubble garden, 50% sand3 4 17-Oct 11:34 25.114 39.722 11:58 24.985 39.584 8 40.5 35 5 348 100% coral rubble garden4 1 17-Oct 15:12 29.098 43.929 15:30 28.969 43.796 13 27.3 15 0 342 50% coral rubble garden, 50% sand4 2 17-Oct 15:40 28.914 43.884 15:50 28.833 43.909 10 34.0 29 0 157 80% coral rubble garden, 20% sand4 3 17-Oct 16:16 28.181 43.527 16:38 28.049 43.424 10 37.0 33 3 309 80% coral rubble garden, 20% sand