A preliminary quantitative assessment of gillnet fishing in subtropical lake tzaneen, northern province, south africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-157

  Nicolaai, N N ^a,b   Jooste, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b Two Oceans Aquarium   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catch per unit effort; Fisheries potential; Freshwater fish; Lake Tzaneen; Length frequency distribution; Population structure; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949101426     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2002.9626586     Document Type: Article

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