The aim is to document changes in the distribution of birds as sediment is removed by the mining operation and also to locate areas where future mining is likely to be especially harmful to the waterfowl populations.
Aquatic vegetation is mapped from a boat and extent of mining area by aerial photography.
Mapping positions of ducks on the lake with a theodolite Distribution of feeding Wigeon in the North basin in July 1996. Ministry for the Environment. Myvatn Research Station, report 3.