Nursery grounds, movement patterns and growth rates of dusky sharks, carcharhinus obscurus: A long-term tag and release study in South African waters

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 571-583

  Hussey, Nigel E ^a   McCarthy, Ian D ^a   Dudley, Sheldon F J ^b,c   Mann, Bruce Q ^d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Displacement; GROTAG; Migration; Nursery concept; Residency; Tag recapture.

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; GROWTH RATE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; NURSERY GROUND; SHARK; SWIMMING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINUS OBSCURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 67651012353     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08280     Document Type: Article

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