The artisanal fishery for East Coast rock lobsters Panulirus homarus along the Wild Coast, South Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-506

  Steyn, E ^a   Fielding, P J ^b   Schleyer, M H ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b FieldWork   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artisanal fishery; Catch and effort survey; Fishery management; Panulirus homarus; Wild coast

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ESTUARIES; FISH; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; REEFS;

ARTISANAL FISHERY; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; COMMERCIALIZATION; FISHERY SURVEY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LOBSTER;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WILD COAST;

LOBSTER; PANULIRUS HOMARUS;

EID: 58149460230     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.3.5.639     Document Type: Article

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