"River" model of the impact of pelagic fishing on predator breeding colonies on the South African West Coast
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2010
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The dominant feature of the distributional dynamics of sardine and anchovy in the near-shore region of the South African west coast is the annual southward movement (“run” or “river”) of the recruits of the year. Aided by the coastal counter-current, these fish move from the more northern regions to which they were carried as larvae, to join concentrations of adult fish on the Agulhas Bank where spawning takes place.
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Butterworth, D. S., & Plaganyi, E. E. (2010). "River" model of the impact of pelagic fishing on predator breeding colonies on the South African West Coast. MCM/2010/SWG-PEL/Island Closure Task Team/14: 1.