Biology, movement behaviour and spatial dynamics of an exploited population of smooth hound shark mustelus mustelus around a coastal marine protected area in South Africa

Aspects of the life-history, movement in relation to a Marine Protected Area (MPA) boundary, and short and long-term spatial behaviour in relation to environmental preferences of Mustelus mustelus were studied in the Saldanha Bay region on the west coast of South Africa. The overarching aim of this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: da Silva, Charlene
Other Authors: Attwood, Colin G
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29495