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The commercial fishery for sharks in the South-Western Cape, with an analysis of the biology of the two principal target species, Callorhinchus Capensis Dumeril and Galeorhinus Galeus Linn
The South African shark fishery began in World War 2, based on a demand for shark liver oil. The initial landings are estimated at 3750 tons per annum, but have since declined to approximately 820 tons of shark, principally Galeorhinus galeus, with an additional 800 tons of Callorhjncbus capensis. T...
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Department of Biological Sciences
2016
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