Impact of protective shark nets on sea turtles in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1981-2008

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-257

  Brazier, W ^a   Nel, R ^a   Cliff, G ^b,c   Dudley, S ^b,c  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bycatch; CPUE; green turtle; leatherback; loggerhead; mortality; seasonality; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CATCH STATISTICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LONGLINING; NESTING; SHARK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TURTLE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); KWAZULU-NATAL; MAPUTALAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84865203580     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2012.709967     Document Type: Article

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