Few fish but many fishers: A case study of shore-based recreational angling in a major South African estuarine port

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-24

  Beckley, L E ^a   Fennessy, S T ^b   Everett, B I ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catch composition; Estuaries; Fishing effort; Management; Richards Bay

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; FISH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANGLING; CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH STATISTICS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; FISHING EFFORT; HARBOR; PERCIFORM; PORT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY;

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

POMADASYS COMMERSONNII;

EID: 47549090047     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.1.2.452     Document Type: Article

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