Long-term trends in catch and effort in the KwaZulu-Natal nearshore linefisheries

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 21, 1999, Pages 51-76

  Penney, A J ^a   Mann Langer, J B ^b   Van Der Elst, R P ^b   Wilke, C G ^c  

^a PISCES Res and Mgmt Consultants   (South Africa)

^b OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; LINEFISHERY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; STOCKING DENSITY;

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; LONGLINING; SPORT FISHING;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

AEQUIDENS; ARGYROSOMUS; ATRACTOSCION AEQUIDENS; ATRACTOSCION AEQUIDEUS; CHEIMERIUS NUFAR; CHRYSOBLEPHUS; CHRYSOBLEPHUS PUNICEUS; EPINEPHELUS; KOBUS; PETRUS RUPESTRIS; POLYSTEGANUS; POLYSTEGANUS COERULEOPUNCTATUS; POLYSTEGANUS UNDULOS; SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA; SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON; SPARIDAE;

EID: 0033392774     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776199784125890     Document Type: Article

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