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   Bait collecting by subsistence and recreational fishers in Knysna Estuary may impact management and conservation

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: C Simon --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa AN du Toit --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa MKS Smith --- Rondevlei Scientific Services, South Africa L Claassens --- Knysna Basin Project, South Africa F Smith --- Knysna Basin Project, South Africa P Smith --- Knysna Basin Project, South Africa

   To facilitate development of tailored management strategies for bait species within Knysna Estuary (South Africa), demand for bait, harvesting activity and perceptions around conservation among recreational and subsistence bait fishers were investigated. In 2015 and 2016, bait collectors were interviewed...

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   Standardising English and Afrikaans common names for polychaetes harvested as bait in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Carol A Simon --- , South Africa Alheit N du Toit --- , South Africa Stephen J Lamberth --- , South Africa George M Branch --- , South Africa

   Polychaete worms are used widely as bait in South Africa, but common names are not used consistently among fishers or in the literature. This can have implications for conservation, since different polychaete species will not be equally vulnerable to exploitation,...

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