Cape fur seals trapped in trawling gear: Age structure, sex ratio, seasonality and distribution

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 17, Issue , 1996, Pages 105-111

  Miller, C M ^a   Oosthuizen, W H ^b   Wickens, P A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BY-CATCH; BYCATCH; CAPE FUR SEAL; SEASONALITY; SEX RATIO; TRAWL NET; TRAWL NETS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0030404744     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776196784158392     Document Type: Article

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