Is the management procedure approach equipped to handle short-lived pelagic species with their boom and bust dynamics? The case of the South African fishery for sardine and anchovy

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2075-2085

  De Moor, Carryn L ^a   Butterworth, Douglas S ^a   De Oliveira, José A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anchovy; management procedure; MSE; risk; sardine; short lived species; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; ANNUAL VARIATION; CATCH STATISTICS; CLUPEOID; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PELAGIC FISH; RESOURCE USE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 80054120819     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr165     Document Type: Article

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