Analysis of bycatch in the South African midwater trawl fishery for horse mackerel Trachurus capensis based on observer data

The South African midwater trawl fishery targets adult horse mackerel Trachurus capensis. The bulk of the catch is taken by a single freezer-trawler, the biggest fishing vessel operating in South African waters. As fishing takes place off the south coast in ecologically sensitive areas, there are co...

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Published in:	African journal of marine science Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 279 - 291
Main Authors:	Reed, JR, Kerwath, SE, Attwood, CG
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 25.10.2017 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	adults Agulhas Bank Alopias Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus Bycatch Carangid fisheries Carcharhinus Carcharhinus obscurus Catch composition catch weight Cephalopod fisheries coasts Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Ecological aggregations Etrumeus whiteheadi Fauna Fish Fisheries Fishery management Fishing fishing boats Fishing vessels Hake large-fauna bycatch Lepidopus caudatus Longline fishing Mackerel Marine fishes Marine mammals Marine molluscs Merluccius Midwater trawls Mola mola monitoring nontarget organisms observer protocols Observers Quantitative analysis Rare species risk Sampling sampling rate Scomber japonicus seasonal CPUE Sharks spatio-temporal management Sphyrna zygaena squid Trachurus Trachurus capensis
ISSN:	1814-232X, 1814-2338, 1814-2338
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