Trends in the abundance and distribution of anchovy and sardine on the South African continental shelf in the 1990s, deduced from acoustic surveys

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 21, 1999, Pages 367-391

  Barange, M ^a,b   Hampton, I ^a   Roel, B A ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOMASS; LIFE HISTORY STRATEGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOUTH AFRICA; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ABUNDANCE; CLUPEOID FISHERY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANCHOA; CLUPEIFORMES; ENGRAULIS CAPENSIS; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 0033374762     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776199784126088     Document Type: Article

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