Empirical evaluation of the effectiveness of South Africa's marine protected area network in representing fish communities

In this study, fish community structure as sampled by shore angling, trawling, boat-based line-fishing and seine netting was compared across the EEZ of South Africa, including sites in designated MPAs. Multivariate statistics were used to assess the extent to which MPAs represent the full range of fish communities in South African waters. Results show there is an increase in fish diversity from west to east along the South African coast.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Fernández, Sofía Solano

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Attwood, Colin

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11828

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11828