Assessment of catches in shore angling competitions from the border region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Pradervand, P ^a   Govender, R D ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catch per unit effort; Competitive shore fishery; Fish composition

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SPORT FISHING;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ARGYROSOMUS; ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS; CARCHARIUS TAURUS; DASYATIS; DASYATIS CHRYSONOTA; DASYATIS CHRYSONOTA CHRYSONOTA; LITHOGNATHUS; LITHOGNATHUS LITHOGNATHUS; RHINOBATOS; RHINOBATOS ANNULATUS; TRIAKIS MEGALOPTERUS;

EID: 0037672102     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2003.11657190     Document Type: Article

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