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Aspects of the recreational ski boat fishery off the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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posted on 2023-05-16, 20:42 authored by Smale, MJ, Colin BuxtonColin Buxton
The number of anglers and boats participating in the Eastern Cape ski-boat line fishery is high, and at the Port Elizabeth Deep-Sea Angling Club effort increased by a factor of 1.6 between 1975 and 1982. Ski-boat fishfng is principally a weekend recreational activity, and estimated annual landings are only 37 per cent of commercial line-fish catches in the study area. It is, however, considered to be economically important in terms of equipment outlay(± R17 million) and running expenses (± R 1,65 million). Sampling of catches in 1979 and 1980 showed that of 79 recorded species only 17 were important. Ski-boaters compete with commercial line fishermen for target species, but there is little overlap with the trawl fishery. The paucity of historical line-fish catch records, the multispecies nature and the seasonality of the fishery make management problematical.

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Publication title

South African Journal of Marine Science

Pagination

131 - 144

ISSN

0257-7615

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Sea Fisheries Research Institute

Place of publication

Cape Town, South Africa

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Copyright © 1985 National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC)

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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