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Showing 1 to 20 of 498 for “"west coast"”.
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Risk Mitigation in the West Coast Commercial Fishing Fleet
… In the following thesis, I examine how West Coast harvesters manage both physical and financial risk by utilizing data from two surveys of over 1400 U.S. West Coast fishing vessel owners. I explore what drives health insurance uptake by individual harvesters and how health insurance is …
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Progressive era influence on West Coast political reform, 1937-1942
… of the New Deal. This work demonstrates on the West Coast during the later New Deal, 1937-1942, Progressive era influence was substantial. General chapters focus on: the Progressive era; the 1920s; the early New Deal. Detailed chapters about the West Coast, 1937-1942, look at three policy areas, …
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The Tradition of Microtonal Guitar on the American West Coast
… has a significant connection with the American West Coast. Influential microtonal musicians and theorists originated on the West Coast or passed through California, subsequently inspiring future generations of composers to work outside of twelve-tone equal temperament (12tet). This project …
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Characteristics of ocean gravity waves off the Cape South West coast
Ocean gravity waves have been recorded near Melkbosstrand with a Wemelsfelder float type wave recorder on a sea tower situated in water 13m deep and one Kilometre offshore. The half hour records, taken twice daily between July 1972 - June 1973, have been analysed in a format uniform with that of …
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Interactions between harbour porpoises and aquaculture on the west coast of Scotland
… salar) farming sector is mainly located on the west coast and among the northern and western isles, which also host some of the highest densities of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Europe. The region’s importance for the species is recognised by the Inner Hebrides and the Minches Special …
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The ecology of three sandy beaches on the West Coast of South Africa
The ecology of three sandy beaches on the west coast of South Africa is examined in this thesis. The first chapter constitutes an introduction to the subject and presents a brief review of studies carried out on beaches in South Africa in order to place this thesis into its proper context. In the …
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The future of coastal landscapes: perceptions and conflicts on the west coast of Ireland
… how the strategy’s contradictions will affect coastal communities and their landscapes. Concerns about BG projects have been mainly represented in technical terms that address the loss of coastal views related to specific marine uses (such as wind and fish farms), yet complex relationships …
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Clinical observations on yaws as studied on the west coast of Africa, 1922-1936
1. Yaws is a childhood disease transmitted by contact. • 2. It is detrimental to the productivity and working efficiency of a community. • 3. It can cause death. It is also a very strong accessory factor in death from other diseases. • 4. While Gangosa and other effects appear dramatic in their …
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Conservation options and development plan for a private conservation initiative on the West Coast
The primary aim of the project is to consider conservation options for the area. Furthermore, to provide a preliminary environmental overview of the area, based largely on existing data and make recommendations outlining the measures that would need to be considered and implemented for the …
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Large and small-scale movement patterns of the West Coast rock lobster, Jasus lalandii
… the movement patterns of the South African West Coast rock lobster, Jasus lalandii, using a diverse range of techniques. These were (1) an examination of long-term data from an ongoing tag-recapture program, (2) observations on rock lobsters in a mesocosm aquarium, (3) surveys that monitored …
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Regeneration through decay: Architectural prosthetic within the damaged coastline of the South African West Coast
… large scale sand mining industries along the West Coast of South Africa resulted in collapsed dune and natural systems impacting the livelihoods of small dependent communities. Approved mining permits South of the sensitive Oifants River Estuary risks a complete collapse of the ecological …
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The pelagic copepods of Lambert's Bay : an ecological study of a west coast fishing ground
… August 1977 - 1978. A line of stations from the coast to approximately 90 Kilometres offshore at Lambert's Bay was selected for intensive study because of its location in the middle of the recruitment area of South African anchovy and pilchard. Examination of physical features showed perennial …
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An ethnography of St Helena Bay - A West Coast Town in the age of neoliberalism
… in St Helena Bay. The growing integration of the West Coast has brought rapid change in the form of industrial production, urban development and in-migration. The pressure placed on local resources by these processes has been exacerbated by the rationalisation of the local fisheries - there are …
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Sedimentology and taphonomy of cenozoic vertebrates from Langebaanweg, Cape West Coast, South Africa; with palaeoecological interpretations
… African continent. Langebaanweg, located on the coastal platform of Southern Africa, is ideally placed to investigate how these major changes in climatic conditions in the Mio-Pliocene affected ecology, environment and animals in south-western Africa. The majority of fossils from Langebaanweg …
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Bryophyte diversity patterns in a fragmented landscape : a case study of South African West Coast renosterveld
… in renosterveld vegetation of South Africa's west coast. The main objectives of this study are to; Document bryophyte species assemblages in remnant fragments of renosterveld vegetation, investigate the effect of fragment size, isolation and heterogeneity on bryophyte diversity patterns in …
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Biology of Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga, Bonnaterre 1788) off the South West Coast of South Africa
… a repeatable and cheap source of tuna, in the Western Cape of South Africa during 2012 and 2013. 119 Samples were used to determine a length-weight relationship and to provide conversion ratios of various body measurements to fork length when total length was not available. Visual examination …
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