Search Results - "Mann, B. Q."

The changing status of important marine fishery species in selected South African estuaries by Whitfield, AK, Mann, BQ

“…This review examines the changing status of 10 estuary-dependent marine fish species in 10 South African estuarine systems, ranging from the Kosi Estuary in…”
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Movement patterns of Natal seacatfish Galeichthys troworum (Ariidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa by Mann, BQ, Cox, K, Jordaan, GL, Daly, R

“…A tag-recapture study was undertaken on the Natal seacatfish Galeichthys troworum in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area (PMPA) on the east coast of South…”
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Genetic consequences in the southern African endemic seabream Polysteganus undulosus (Sparidae) after eight decades of overfishing by Oosthuizen, CJ, Mann, BQ, Bloomer, P, Hoareau, TB

“…The Critically Endangered seventy-four seabream Polysteganus undulosus, a slow-growing sparid that forms spawning aggregations off South Africa, faced heavy…”
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Trends in shore-based angling effort determined from aerial surveys: a case study from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Mann, BQ, Mann-Lang, JB

“…Understanding the spatiotemporal characteristics of effort is a critical component of managing fisheries. Recreational shore-angling is the largest sector of…”
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Community-wide effects of protection reveal insights into marine protected area effectiveness for reef fish by Heyns-Veale, E. R., Bernard, A. T. F., Götz, A., Mann, B. Q., Maggs, J. Q., Smith, M. K. S.

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) are not designed the same, nor are they equally effective. Efficacy of MPAs is frequently gauged by measuring the direct…”
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An assessment of the impact of participation in the Oceanographic Research Institute's Cooperative Fish Tagging Project on angler attitudes and behaviour by Mann-Lang, JB, Mann, BQ, Jordaan, GL, Daly, R

“…Scientific output has proven the value of the Oceanographic Research Institute's Cooperative Fish Tagging Project (ORI-CFTP) to biological and fisheries…”
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Monitoring the effects of spatial protection on the reef fish communities of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Mann, BQ, Maggs, JQ, Porter, SN, Dalton, WN

“…Monitoring marine protected areas (MPAs) is critical for evaluating their effectiveness and for improving management. In this study, a single-camera baited…”
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Movement and growth of the spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus in South African waters by Mann, BQ, Jordaan, GL, Dalton, WN, Daly, R, Soekoe, M, Potts, WM, Smale, MJ, Swart, L

“…The movement and growth of spotted gully sharks Triakis megalopterus (family Triakidae) along the coast of South Africa were investigated using external dart…”
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Biology and ecology of the African blackspot shark Carcharhinus humani on the east coast of South Africa by Cliff, G, Booyens, NG, Daly, R, Jordaan, GL, Nkabi, N, Parker, D, Mann, BQ

“…The African blackspot shark Carcharhinus humani (until now commonly known as Human's whaler shark) is a small-sized requiem shark (family Carcharhinidae) found…”
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Movement behaviour of catface rockcod Mycteroperca (Epinephelus) andersoni (Epinephelidae) off the eastern seaboard of southern Africa by Mann, BQ, Daly, R, Jordaan, GL, Dalton, WN, Fennessy, ST

“…Movement behaviour of the endemic epinephelid Mycteroperca andersoni (formerly allocated to genus Epinephelus) along the east coast of southern Africa was…”
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Movement patterns and growth rate of the whitespotted wedgefish Rhynchobatus djiddensis in southern Africa based on tag-recapture data by Jordaan, GL, Mann, BQ, Daly, R, Dunlop, SW, Cowley, PD

“…Information on the movement ecology of endangered species is critical for the implementation of effective conservation measures. This study made use of a…”
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The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes by Kirkman, SP, Kowalski, P, Mann, BQ, Branch, GM, van der Bank, MG, Sink, KJ, Fielding, P, Mann-Lang, JB, Pfaff, MC, Kotsedi, D, Adams, R, Dlulisa, S, Petersen, SL

“…The efficacy of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on their governance and management. We review their history in South Africa and recognise four periods…”
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Extending biodiversity conservation with functional and evolutionary diversity: a case study of South African sparid fishes by Henriques, R, Mann, BQ, Nielsen, ES, Hui, C, von der Heyden, S

“…Designing marine protected area (MPA) networks has relied primarily on species- or habitat-based measures that assess spatial distributions of biodiversity…”
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Contribution of a large no-take zone to the management of vulnerable reef fishes in the South-West Indian Ocean by Maggs, J.Q., Mann, B.Q., Cowley, P.D.

“…► Fisheries management in the South-West Indian Ocean. ► We evaluated the contribution of a marine protected area to fisheries management. ► We compared a…”
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Demersal fish communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, indicate partial congruence with proposed conservation biozones by Dalton, WN, Porter, SN, Livingstone, T-C, Mann, BQ

“…The KwaZulu-Natal shelf, on the east coast of South Africa, is inhabited by diverse communities of demersal fishes; however, previous studies deeper than 30 m…”
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A review of the Oceanographic Research Institute's Cooperative Fish Tagging Project: 27 years down the line by Dunlop, SW, Mann, BQ, van der Elst, RP

“…The Oceanographic Research Institute's (ORI) Cooperative Fish Tagging Project was initiated in 1984 and is one of the most enduring and successful…”
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Editorial overview: recommendations for the promotion of a resilient linefishery in the Anthropocene by Potts, WM, Attwood, CG, Cowley, PD, Childs, A-R, Winkler, AC, Duncan, MI, Murray, TS, Mann, BQ, Mann-Lang, JB

“…'Linefish' is a uniquely South African term used to describe marine fishes that are captured using hook and line. The South African linefishery is a complex…”
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Movements and growth rates of the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus in southern Africa: results from a long-term cooperative tagging programme by Engelbrecht, TM, Kock, AA, O'Riain, MJ, Mann, BQ, Dunlop, SW, Barnett, A

“…Top predators are important components of healthy ecosystems but are at risk of overexploitation due to insufficient data on life-history characteristics and…”
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Monitoring the recovery of a previously exploited surf-zone fish community in the St Lucia Marine Reserve, South Africa, using a no-take sanctuary area as a benchmark by Mann, BQ, Winker, H, Maggs, JQ, Porter, SN

“…Limiting accessibility to a fishing area can reduce fishing effort effectively and may therefore promote local recovery of depleted stocks. In January 2002,…”
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Movement patterns of surf-zone fish species in a subtropical marine protected area on the east coast of South Africa by Mann, BQ, Cowley, PD, Fennessy, ST

“…A long-term mark-recapture study was used to assess the movement patterns of surf-zone fishes in the St Lucia Marine Reserve, a marine protected area within…”
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