Seabird bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery off southern Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-204

  Petersen, S L ^a,b   Honig, M B ^a   Ryan, P G ^b   Underhill, L G ^b  

^a WWF Responsible Fisheries Programme   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Pelagic longline; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BATHYMETRY; BYCATCH; LONGLINING; MORTALITY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PELAGIC FISHERY; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; SEABIRD;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

AVES; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 78049488717     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.2.7.879     Document Type: Article

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