Economic feasibility of an experimental octopus fishery in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 595-602

  Oosthuizen, Ané ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CEPHALOPOD FISHERY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS;

EID: 18244401667     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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