The feasibility of stock enhancement as a management tool for dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus) in South Africa

The feasibility of stock enhancement as a management tool for dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus) in South Africa

The dusky kob, Argyrosomus japonicus, is a popular South African “line fish” whose stocks have dwindled to dangerously low levels of between 1% and 4.5% of pristine spawner biomass per recruit. A. japonicus stocks are currently managed by means of minimum size restrictions and daily bag limits, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palmer, Ryan Michael
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2008
Subjects:
Argyrosomus > South Africa
Argyrosomus > Genetics
Fishery management > South Africa
Fish stocking > South Africa
Fisheries > South Africa
Marine ecology > South Africa
Fish culture > South Africa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005125

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http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005125

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