Quantifying the degree of protection afforded by a no-take marine reserve on an exploited shark

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-66

  da Silva, C ^a   Kerwath, S ^a,b   Attwood, C ^b   Thorstad, E ^c   Cowley, P ^d   Okland F ^c   Wilke, C ^a   Naesje T ^c  

^a Sca Fisheries Research Institute   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

acoustic telemetry; fisheries management; marine protected area; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION; MARINE PARK; MOVEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; SEASON; SHARK; TELEMETRY; WINTER;

LANGEBAAN LAGOON; SALDANHA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84877844531     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2013.769911     Document Type: Article

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