current status and management of South Africa's chondrichthyan fisheries

Chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras) are captured in many marine fisheries. Management and research efforts directed at chondrichthyan fishing are often neglected because of low product value, taxonomic uncertainty, low capture rates, and harvesting by multiple fisheries. In South Af...

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Published in:	African journal of marine science Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 233 - 248
Main Authors:	da Silva, C, Booth, AJ, Dudley, SFJ, Kerwath, SE, Lamberth, SJ, Leslie, RW, McCord, ME, Sauer, WHH, Zweig, T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 03.04.2015 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Bycatch Carcharias Carcharias taurus Carcharodon carcharias Chimaera Chondrichthyes Developing countries Fish conservation Fisheries Fisheries management Fisheries surveys Fishing Galeorhinus galeus gillnets Gullies harvesting industrialization LDCs Marine fish marine fisheries Mustelus mustelus Relative abundance research management shark fisheries shark trade Sharks South Africa stock assessment surveys Teeth traditional technology Triakis Triakis megalopterus uncertainty South Africa
ISSN:	1814-2338, 1814-232X, 1814-2338
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