Exploitation and conservation of angling fish in two South African estuaries

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-330

  Baird, D ^a   Marais, J F K ^a   Daniel, C ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; CONSERVATION; ESTUARINE FISHERIES; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SPORT FISHERY; SPORT FISHING; SPOTTED GRUNTER; SUBSISTENCE FISHERY;

SOUTH AFRICA, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE;

POMADASYS COMMERSONNII;

EID: 0030390579     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199612)6:4<319::AID-AQC201>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Conference Paper

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