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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"South African Fisheries"”.
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Patches, Silos, Networks: Women's Ways of Leading in South African Fisheries Value Chains
Women's contributions to fisheries have often been made invisible. Their leadership in general and in fisheries has also not always been recognised, especially if it is informal or more "behind-the-scenes". The aim of this study is to contribute to the gap in the women and fisheries literature on …
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The value of catch statistics and records of Guano Harvests for managing certain South African Fisheries
… inhabiting Benguela current region has been the southern part biased towards of those the of commercial importance and accessible than others. A those which are either more visible or crude evaluation of material flows and standing stocks, including the lesser studied species, was made. Estimates …
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Bycatch in the South African midwater trawl fishery for horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) as established from observer records
The South African midwater trawl fishery targets adult horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) on the Agulhas Bank. The bulk of the catch is taken by a single midwater trawler. The bycatch of this fishery is investigated by analysing observer records from 2004 to 2014 to report on bycatch composition, …
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Understanding the livelihoods of small-scale fisheries in Lamberts Bay : implications for the new small-scale fisheries policy
… on marine resource harvesting. While small-scale fisheries employ the overwhelming majority of the world's fishers and contribute substantially to the global catch, they are, on the whole, marginalised and ignored. Despite their importance in providing food security and livelihoods in coastal …
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Understanding and mitigating vulnerable bycatch in southern African longline and trawl fisheries
… operations, in particular longline and trawl fisheries, which have been widely held responsible for their declining population s and threatened conservation status. This thesis addresses the issue of bycatch in a holistic manner, taking into account that species, whether they be target or …
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Patterns in the landed catches and determinants of catch composition in the South African inshore trawl fishery
… has the second highest bycatch rate of all South African fisheries. For over one hundred years there has been concern about the sustainability of the harvests in this fishery. To enable effective management of the many species harvested, I aim to describe patterns in the effort, landed …
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Walking the bridge from single- to multi-species approaches in Southern African fisheries management
Fisheries management worldwide is in flux with calls for an EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) needing to be balanced with the ongoing requirements to provide timeous and realistic assessment-based advice for management ( often with major economic and social consequences), that is typically …