Shark fishing effort and catch of the ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus in the South African competitive shore-angling fishery

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 589-601

  Dicken, M L ^a,b   Smale, M J ^c   Booth, A J ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carcharias taurus; Competitive shore angling; Cpue; Shark fishing; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ANGLING; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CATCH STATISTICS; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING MORTALITY; NURSERY GROUND; SHARK FISHERY;

AFRICA; EAST LONDON; EASTERN CAPE; INDIAN OCEAN COAST [SOUTH AFRICA]; JEFFREYS BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ODONTASPIS FEROX;

EID: 33846208322     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320609504209     Document Type: Article

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