THE CONSERVATION OF WETLANDS |
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| Authors: | R. H. Taylor A. B. Cunningham |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Natal Parks Board , P.O. Box 62, St Lucia Estuary, 3936;2. KwaZulu Bureau of Natural Resources , P.O. Box 43, KwaNgwanase, 3973 |
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| Abstract: | Diplotaxodon limnothrissa is a widely distributed species occurring throughout Lake Malawi and is probably the most abundant cichlid in the pelagic zone of the lake. The species is exploited commercially in the south-east arm of the lake, but since the fishery's inception the resource has never been assessed. Per-recruit analysis indicated that the resource is under-exploited, with current spawner biomass per-recruit between 55% and 74% of pristine levels. |
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| Keywords: | CICHLIDAE MANAGEMENT ADVICE LAKE MALAWI SPAWNER BIOMASS PER RECRUIT STOCK ASSESSMENT YIELD PER RECRUIT |
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