Shark Spotters: A Pioneering Shark Safety Program in Cape Town, South Africa

Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 447-466

  Kock, Alison ^a,b,c   Titley, Sarah ^d   Petersen, Wally ^d   Sikweyiya, Monwabisi ^b   Tsotsobe, Sakhile ^e   Colenbrander, Darryl ^e   Gold, Howard ^e   Oelofse, Gregg ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Soetwater Education Centre   (South Africa)

^c Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Education Centre   (South Africa)

^d Soetwater Education Centre   (South Africa)

^e City of Cape Town   (South Africa)

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EID: 84914139785     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b11532-34     Document Type: Chapter

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