The age and growth of hottentot seabream Pachymetopon blochii before and after the South African linefish state of emergency in 2000

The hottentot seabream Pachymetopon blochii is a small-sized (maximum 2.67 kg) sparid endemic to southern Africa. It is an important target in South Africa's Western Cape traditional linefishery, particularly in the absence of more valuable pelagic species (such as Thyrsites atun and Seriola la...

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Published in:	African journal of marine science Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 187 - 196
Main Authors:	Farthing, MW, Winkler, AC, Anderson, K, Kerwath, S, Wilke, C, Potts, WM
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 03.04.2018 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Age Age composition age structure biomass Catch per unit effort Commercial fishing Emergencies Endemic species Environmental changes fisheries Fishing Fishing effort Fishing pressure gonochoristic fish growth model Growth models Growth rate intraspecific competition linefishery Otoliths Pachymetopon Pachymetopon blochii Seriola lalandi South Africa Sparidae Thyrsites atun Western Cape whole otoliths South Africa
ISSN:	1814-232X, 1814-2338, 1814-2338
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