Aspects of modelling Robben Island African Penguin Spheniscus demersus populations
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2006
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Crawford et al. (2006) present relationships between the breeding success of Robben Island African penguins Spheniscus demersus and the abundances of both anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardinops sagax. Based on their analysis, they suggest that the management of the purse-seine fishery should ensure adequate escapement of fish to maintain the combined biomass of anchovy and sardine above two million tons. Given that this potentially has important repercussions for the management of the pelagic fishery, their analyses have highlighted the importance of further and more detailed investigations into this issue. This paper provides a brief summary of some further considerations in this regard.
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Plagányi, É., & Butterworth, D. (2006). Aspects of Modelling Robben Island African Penguin Spheniscus demersus Populations. Marine and Coastal Management document: SWG/May2006/PEL/10, 1-5.