A case study of abalone poaching in South Africa and its impact on fisheries management

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1024-1032

  Hauck, M ^a   Sweijd, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abalone; Co management; Poaching; South Africa

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GASTROPOD FISHERY; POACHING; SUSTAINABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 0033492809     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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