Overview of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-277

  van der Lingen, C D ^a,b   Coetzee, J C ^a   Hutchings, L ^b,c  

^a Branch Fisheries   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Oceans and Coasts   (South Africa)

Author keywords

KwaZulu Natal; Sardine run; Sardinops sagax; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CLUPEOID; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 78149425156     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232x.2010.501581     Document Type: Article

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