Sightings of killer whales Orcinus orca from longline vessels in South African waters, and consideration of the regional conservation status

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-86

  Williams, A J ^a   Petersen, S L ^b   Goren, M ^c   Watkins, B P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b WWF South Africa   (South Africa)

^c BirdLife South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Killer whale; Long line fishery; Orcinus orca; Thunnus; Xiphias

Indexed keywords

FISHING VESSEL; LONGLINING; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PERCIFORM; SEASONALITY; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY; WHALE;

AGULHAS BANK; EASTERN CAPE; INDIAN OCEAN; PORT ELIZABETH; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; DISSOSTICHUS ELEGINOIDES; ORCINUS ORCA; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS; XIPHIAS; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 78049490044     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.1.7.778     Document Type: Article

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