Population status of 14 shark species caught in the protective gillnets off KwaZulu-Natal beaches, South Africa, 1978-2003

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-240

  Dudley, Sheldon F J ^a   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^b  

^a Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^b CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch; CPUE; Demographic modelling; Maturity; Size

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CATCH STATISTICS; GILLNET; POPULATION MODELING; SHARK;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CARCHARHINUS AMBOINENSIS; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CARCHARHINUS OBSCURUS; CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; SPHYRNA LEWINI;

EID: 33644841773     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05156     Document Type: Article

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