Understanding and mitigating vulnerable bycatch in southern African longline and trawl fisheries

Over the past decade there has been global concern about the bycatch of seabirds, turtles and sharks in fishing 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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petersen, Samantha Lara
Other Authors: Ryan, Peter G
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19137