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Changes to regulations and the gear used in the South African commercial fishery for Jasus lalandii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. S. Schoeman A. C. Cockcroft D. L. Van Zyl P. C. GoosenAlterations to the operational fishing gear used in the South African west coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii fishery and their resultant impacts are investigated. The most important developments have been: (i) a change during the 1960s from hand-hauled hoopnets to... -
Assessment of current data for the octopus resource in Rodrigues, western Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa W Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa D Raberinary --- , UK J Anderson --- , Mauritius MJ Sylvio Perrine --- , RodriguesThe annual catch of octopus in the Rodrigues Lagoon, located east/north-east of Mauritius, has dropped by almost half since 1994. This has prompted concern over the resource and has initiated an assessment of the current status of the stock. The... -
Using baseline biological and ecological information to design a Traffic Light Precautionary Management Framework for leerfish Lichia amia (Linnaeus 1758) in southern Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WM Potts WHH Sauer A-R Childs ADC DuarteThe coastline of southern Angola is sparsely populated and, largely because of a protracted civil war, has very lightly exploited inshore fish stocks. This has provided the almost unprecedented opportunity to determine prefishing-state reference points and to implement management strategies... -
Informed consent for anaesthesiological and intensive care unit research: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JAM De Roubaix --- Centre for Applied Ethics, Department of Philosophy,Health research is highly regulated and controlled. The South African legal framework consists of the Bill of Rights, the National Health Act, and two sets of Department of Health guidelines, Medical Research Council Ethical Guidelines Book 1, and South African... -
Potential impacts of alternative regulatory interventions on the recreational value of angling on the Breede River estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JK Turpie --- Environmental-Economics Policy Research Unit, South Africa JR Goss --- Anchor Environmental Consultants, Silverwood Close, South AfricaThis study investigated the support for, and potential impacts of, alternative management measures to address declining fish stocks in the Breede River estuary. A survey of residents and visitors was carried out during 2011–2012. Angling was the most important attraction... -
Perceptions of students regarding the effects of the implementation of the tobacco control act of 1999 on a South African University campus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M.W. Khan --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, South Africa V. Hira --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, South Africa F. Haffejee --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Smoking among adolescents is high. In order to curb the habit, restrictions on use of tobacco products in public places were implemented in South Africa. This study aimed to explore students’ perceptions of whether the implementation of smoking restrictions... -
Institutions and brain drain: The role of business start-up regulations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Patrick Marie Nga Ndjobo --- , Cameroon Noémia Certo Simões --- , PortugalThe objective of this article is to re-examine the relationship between African institutions and the migration phenomena. Specifically, we analyze the relationship between business start-up regulations and the brain drain from sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries towards those in OECD. Using...