Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 11. The scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini (Griffith and Smith)

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 517-528

  De Bruyn, P ^a,b,c   Dudley, S F J ^b   Cliff, G ^b   Smale, M J ^d  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^c OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cpue; Distribution; Embryos; Gill nets; Length frequency; Length weight relationships; Maturity; Nursery grounds; Reproduction; Seasonality; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; OCEAN HABITATS;

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CATCH STATISTICS; GILLNET; SCALLOP CULTURE; SHARK FISHERY; STOMACH CONTENT;

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

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; SPHYRNA LEWINI; SPHYRNIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33644846766     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504112     Document Type: Article

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