Ethics approval and consent to participate
Water samples and snail specimens were collected from several ditches at
Stodmarsh NNR and no institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC)
or animal welfare protocol was required for their collection as
generally invertebrates do not require approval for use (except
cephalopods). No endangered or protected species were collected during
field survey and all land was accessed with the permission of the
landowners facilitated by the Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve Manager.