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| Development of fishery indicators for local management initiatives - a case study for Plettenberg Bay, South Africa |  |
| Smith, M.K.S.; King, C.M.; Sauer, W.H.H.; Cowley, P.D. (2007). Development of fishery indicators for local management initiatives - a case study for Plettenberg Bay, South Africa Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 29(3): 511-525 |
| In: African Journal of Marine Science. NISC: Grahamstown. ISSN 1814-232X , meer |
| Abstract |
In attempts to achieve sustainability, ecosystem-based approaches to fisheries management are becoming increasingly applicable. Indicators to assess the success of management measures are an important component of this approach. Data from a recreational linefishery are used to develop and propose a simple set of indicators to assess local fishery sustainability. The indicators have been organised within a framework based on the ecological, institutional and social sustainability domains and scored through a rapid assessment matrix. Results indicate that the estuarine, rock-and-surf (coastal) and skiboat-based fisheries in Plettenberg Bay on the south coast of South Africa are presently non-sustainable. The institutional domain had very low scores whereas the socio-economic domain had the highest scores. The validity and usefulness of the indicators as a tool for the development of local fishery management plans are discussed. |
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