A knowledge base for management of the capital-intensive fishery for small pelagic fish off South Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 645-660

  Fairweather, T P ^a   Hara, M ^b   Van Der Lingen, C D ^a   Raakjaer J ^c   Shannon, L J ^a   Louw, G G ^a   Degnbol, P ^c   Crawford, R J M ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c Nordsocentret   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Ecosystem approach; Formal knowledge; Industrial fishery; Informal knowledge; Management; Pelagic; Sardine; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BYCATCH; CATCH STATISTICS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; EXPERT SYSTEM; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING MORTALITY; PELAGIC FISH; SIZE AT MATURITY; STAKEHOLDER; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 33846191988     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320609504214     Document Type: Review

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