Characteristics and economic contribution of a developing recreational fishery in southern Angola

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Potts, W M ^a,b   Childs, A R ^b   Sauer, W H H ^a   Duarte, A D C ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Instituto de Desenvolvimento da Pesca Artesanal   (Angola)

Author keywords

CPUE; Developing country; Harvest; Local economy

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; POPULATION DENSITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TELEOST;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARGYROSOMUS; KOBUS; LICHIA AMIA; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 63549102576     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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