Assessment of the Linefishery in Two Urban Estuarine Systems In Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Characteristics of Recreational Anglers in the Blackwood Estuary, a Popular Tourist Destination in Southwestern Australia

“…As in previous studies in Australia and abroad, recreational anglers interviewed in the Blackwood Estuary considered food and harvest motives secondary to relaxation (Barnham, Hopgood & Lewton, 1984;Henry, 1984;Pradervand, Beckley, Mann, & Radebe, 2003;Steffens & Winkel, 1999). Although escapism motives have been reported as replacing the importance of family recreation among freshwater anglers in the US (Schramm & Gerard, 2004), this was not the case in the Blackwood Estuary, where fishing was usually undertaken with family andlor friends.…”

Plastic ingestion by estuarine mulletMugil cephalus(Mugilidae) in an urban harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

“…Durban Harbour on South Africa's east coast has been reported to contain 144 species of juvenile fish and the threat of plastic pollution in this environment may potentially affect fish stocks (Harris and Cyrus 1999;Markic and Nicol 2014). The most commonly caught species in Durban Harbour is the flathead mullet Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pradervand et al 2003). Juvenile and subadult mullet usually use estuaries as nursery areas (Lamberth and Turpie 2003).…”

The ichthyofauna in the Port of Ngqura, South Africa

“…The fact that fish are protected from angling within the port may also lead to higher CPUEs than other areas. This is in contrast to both Durban (54 024 shore-angling outings per year, Pradervand et al 2003) and Richards Bay harbours (69 000 shore-angler outings, Beckley et al 2008), which are used extensively as recreational angling locations.…”

“…This is markedly higher than that recorded for Eastern Cape estuaries (0.2 fish angler -1 h -1 , Pradervand and Baird 2002), Eastern Cape shore-angling (0.4 fish angler -1 h -1 , Brouwer and Buxton 2002) or Port Elizabeth shore-angling fisheries (0.3 fish angler -1 h -1 , Clarke and Buxton 1989). It is also an order of magnitude greater than the CPUE for (2) and Sandy Shore habitats (3) the boat-fishery in Durban Harbour (0.11 fish angler -1 h -1 , Pradervand et al 2003) or the boat-(0.08 fish angler -1 h -1 , Everett and Fennessy 2007) and shore-fishery (0.06 fish angler -1 h -1 , Beckley et al 2008) in Richards Bay Harbour. It is also higher than the mean CPUE for the most abundant species, blacktail Diplodus capensis (0.25 fish angler -1 h -1 ) caught within the Tsitsikamma National Park (Götz et al 2008), or the mean overall CPUE for the St Lucia Marine Protected Area (1.2 fish angler -1 h -1 ; Mann 2010).…”

“…Durban (36 species, Pradervand et al 2003) and Richards Bay harbours (46 species, Beckley et al 2008) also support a more diverse fish community than neighbouring estuaries. This is perhaps not surprising given the increased variety of habitats within the port including concrete quay walls, sandy shores and dolosse.…”