Modelling cannibalism and inter-species predation for the Cape hake species Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus

The hake fishery is South Africa's most valuable and harvests two morphologically similar species, the shallow- water Cape hake Merluccius capensis and the deep-water Cape hake M. paradoxus. Since 1948, annual catches have exceeded 50 000 tons and the current total allowable catch (TAC) is abou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ross-Gillespie, Andrea
Other Authors: Butterworth, Doug S
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20519