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Gear selectivity of large-mesh nets and drumlines used to catch sharks in the Queensland Shark Control Program
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WD Sumpton --- Queensland Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation, Australia SM Taylor --- Queensland Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation, Australia NA Gribble --- Queensland Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation, Australia G McPherson --- Queensland Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation, Australia T Ham --- Queensland Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation, AustraliaCatches of sharks and bycatch in large-mesh nets and baited drumlines used by the Queensland Shark Control Program were examined to determine the efficacy of both gear types and assess fishing strategies that minimise their impacts. There were few significant... -
Sharks caught in the KwaZulu-Natal bather protection programme, South Africa. 13. The tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ML Dicken --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa G Cliff --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa H Winker --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South AfricaThe current study provides long-term catch rate and biological data for tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier caught in the KwaZulu-Natal bather protection programme. Between 1978 and 2014, 1 760 G. cuvier were caught in nets and between 2007 and 2014, 108... -
Sharks caught in the KwaZulu-Natal bather protection programme, South Africa. 14. The smooth hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ML Dicken --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, South Africa H Winker --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa MJ Smale --- Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa G Cliff --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, South AfricaThe current study provides long-term catch-rate, biological and feeding data for smooth hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna zygaena, caught in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal bather protection programme. In total, 2 512 S. zygaena were caught in net installations between 1978 and 2014, and...