A historical analysis of the West Coast rock lobster fishery in South Africa with forward-looking implications for policy

Includes bibliographical references. === The newly formed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began collecting data on fisheries in the early 1950s. At this time, the industry faced a period of extremely rapid expansion. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the growth of yields far exceeded human popu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meehan, Brendan
Other Authors: Hofmeyr, Andre
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11467
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references. === The newly formed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began collecting data on fisheries in the early 1950s. At this time, the industry faced a period of extremely rapid expansion. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the growth of yields far exceeded human population growth while fisheries remained largely intact.