Pelagic shark bycatch in the tuna- and swordfish-directed longline fishery off southern Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-225

  Petersen, S L ^a,b   Honig, M B ^a   Ryan, P G ^b   Underhill, L G ^b   Compagno, L J V ^c  

^a WWF Responsible Fisheries Programme   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Conservation; Pelagic longline; Pelagic sharks

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BATHYMETRY; BYCATCH; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LONGLINING; MORTALITY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PELAGIC FISHERY; PERCIFORM; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCOMBRIDAE; SPHYRNA LEWINI; THUNNUS; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 78049514353     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.2.9.881     Document Type: Article

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