Tuna longline fisheries off southern Africa: The need to limit seabird bycatch

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 179-182

  Ryan, Peter G ^a   Boix Hinzen, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH REDUCTION; FISHERY REGULATION; LONGLINE FISHERY; LONGLINE FISHING; SEABIRD; SEABIRD MORTALITY; TUNA FISHERY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

REXEA SOLANDRI; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0031814573     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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