Historical commercial West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii landings in South African waters

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-44

  Melville Smith, R ^a,b   Van Sittert, L ^a,c  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

History; Jasus lalandii; Rock lobster; South Africa

Indexed keywords

FISHERY PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LOBSTER FISHERY;

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

JASUS LALANDII; LOBSTER;

EID: 23744470640     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504066     Document Type: Article

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