Changes in abundance of the northern Benguela sardine stock during the decade 1990-2000, with comments on the relative importance of fishing and the environmment

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 23, 2001, Pages 67-84

  Boyer, D C ^a   Boyer, H J ^a   Fossen, I ^a   Kreiner, A ^a  

^a Natl Mar Inf/Research Centre   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Fishing effects; Northern Benguela; Recruitment; Sardine

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH STATISTICS; CLUPEOID FISHERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; RECRUITMENT; STOCK COLLAPSE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA SYSTEM;

CLUPEIFORMES; SARDINOPS; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 0035736529     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776101784528854     Document Type: Article

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