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South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project
 

Please note : some of the following Investigational Reports are large in file size. Click on the Title to download the file.

Investigational Report Number Title Author/s Year published
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Shark attack on fishing boat in South Africa (0.7Mb) Davies, D.H. 1961
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Shark attack off the East Coast of South Africa 24 December 1960, with notes on the species of shark responsible for the attack (3.5Mb) Davies, D.H. & D'Aubrey, J.D. 1961
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Shark attack off the East Coast of South Africa, 6 January 1961. (2.6Mb) Davies, D.H. & D'Aubrey, J.D. 1961
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Shark attack off the East Coast of South Africa, 22nd January, 1961. (2.0Mb) Davies, D.H. 1961
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Shark attack off the East Coast of South Africa, 1st February, 1961. (1.6Mb) D'Aubrey, J.D. & Davies, D.H. 1961
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Shark attack and its relationship to temperature, beach patronage and the seasonal abundance of dangerous sharks. (1.5Mb) Davies, D.H. 1963
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Preliminary investigations on the hearing of sharks. (0.6Mb) Davies, D.H., Lochner, J.P.A. & Smith, E.D. 1963
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Preliminary guide to the sharks found off the east coast of South Africa. (2.4Mb) D'Aubrey, J.D. 1964
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A carchariid shark new to South African waters. (0.5Mb) D'Aubrey, J.D. 1964
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The Miocene shark fauna of the southern St Lucia area. (1.6Mb) Davies, D.H. 1964
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A preliminary report on the penaeid prawns of Durban Bay. (1.6Mb) Joubert, L.S. 1965
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Tag evaluation and shark tagging in South African waters. (1.8Mb) Davies, D.H. & Joubert, L.S. 1966
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The penaeid prawns of the Lake St Lucia system. (2.4Mb) Joubert, L.S. & Davies, D.H. 1966
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Primary production studies in the South-West Indian Ocean 1961-1963. (0.9Mb) Mitchell-Innes, B.A. 1967
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Batoid fishes of the East Coast of Southern Africa. Part I: Sawfishes and guitarfishes. (1.4Mb) Wallace, J.H. 1968
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Batoid fishes of the East Coast of Southern Africa. Part II: Manta, eagle, duckbill, cownose, butterfly and sting rays. (3.2Mb) Wallace, J.H. 1968
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Batoid fishes of the East Coast of Southern Africa. Part III: Skates and electric rays. (3.6Mb) Wallace, J.H. 1968
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Regression analysis as an aid to shark taxonomy. (0.7Mb) Steffens, F.E. & D'Aubrey, J.D. 1968
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New and interesting fishes from deepish water off Durban, Natal and southern Mozambique. (2.0Mb) Smith, J.L.B. 1968
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Primary production studies in the Agulhas Current Region off Natal - June 1965. (0.8Mb) Burchall, J. 1968
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An evaluation of primary productivity studies in the continental shelf region of the Agulhas Current near Durban (1961-1966). (2.0Mb) Burchall, J. 1968
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The biology of Nephrops andamanicus wood-mason (Decapoda, Reptantia). (2.5Mb) Berry, P.F. 1969
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Phytoplankton studies in the Agulhas Current region off the Natal Coast. (1.0Mb) Thorrington-Smith, M. 1969
24
Mating behaviour, oviposition and fertilization in the spiny lobster Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus). (1.0Mb) Berry, P.F. 1970
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A comparison of the spermatophoric masses and mechanisms of fertilization in the southern African spiny lobsters (Palinuridae). (1.1Mb) Berry, P.F. & Heydorn, A.E.F. 1970
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The ultrastructure of the gill of Monodactylus argenteus (a euryhaline teleost fish) with particular reference to morphological changes associated with changes in salinity. (3.4Mb) Fearnhead, E.A. & Fabian, B.C. 1971
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The spiny lobsters (Palinuridae) of the east coast of southern Africa: Distribution and ecological notes. (1.2Mb) Berry, P.F. 1971
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The biology of the spiny lobster Panulirus homarus off the east coast of southern Africa. (3.7Mb) Berry, P.F. 1971
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Two new scyliorhinid sharks from the east coast of Africa with notes on related species. (1.0Mb) Springer, S. & D'Aubrey, J.D. 1972
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Reactions of the sharks Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle) and Odontaspis taurus (Rafinesque) to gill net barriers under experimental conditions. (1.5Mb) Wallace, L. 1972
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The biology of the spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae Barnard, off the coast of Natal, South Africa. (1.1Mb) Berry, P.F. 1973
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Analysis and description of variation in the proportional dimensions of scyliorhinid, carcharhinid and sphyrnid sharks. (1.4Mb) Bass, A.J. 1973
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Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa. I. The genus Carcharhinus (Carcharhinidae). (8.9Mb) Bass, A.J., D'Aubrey, J.D. & Kistnasamy, N. 1973
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Palinurid and scyllarid lobster larvae of the Natal Coast, South Africa. (2.1Mb) Berry, P.F. 1974
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The sea turtles of South-East Africa. I. Status, morphology and distributions. (7.5Mb) Hughes, G.R. 1974
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The sea turtles of South-East Africa. II. The biology of the Tongaland loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta L. with comments on the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea L. and the green turtle Chelonia mydas L. in the study region. (4.7Mb) Hughes, G.R. 1974
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Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa. II. The families Scyliorhinidae and Pseudotriakidae. (3.3Mb) Bass, A.J., D'Aubrey, J.D. & Kistnasamy, N. 1975
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Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa. III. The families Carcharhinidae (excluding Mustelus and Carcharhinus) and Sphyrnidae. (3.5Mb) Bass, A.J., D'Aubrey, J.D. & Kistnasamy, N. 1975
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Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa. IV. The families Odontaspididae, Scapanorhynchidae, Isuridae, Cetorhinidae, Alopiidae, Orectolobidae and Rhiniodontidae. (3.9Mb) Bass, A.J., D'Aubrey, J.D. & Kistnasamy, N. 1975
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The estuarine fishes of the east coast of South Africa. I. Species composition and length distribution in the estuarine and marine environments. II. Seasonal abundance and migrations. (2.6Mb) Wallace, J.H. 1975
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The estuarine fishes of the east coast of South Africa. III. Reproduction. (1.6Mb) Wallace, J.H. 1975
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The estuarine fishes of the east coast of South Africa. IV. Occurrence of juveniles in estuaries. V. Ecology, estuarine dependence and status. (2.1Mb) Wallace, J.H. & van der Elst, R.P. 1975
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Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa. V. The families Hexanchidae, Chlamydoselachidae, Heterodontidae, Pristiophoridae and Squatinidae. (1.6Mb) Bass, A.J., D'Aubrey, J.D. & Kistnasamy, N. 1975
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Game fish of the east coast of southern Africa. I. The biology of the elf, Pomatomus saltatrix (Linneaus) in the coastal waters of Natal. (1.8Mb) van der Elst, R.P. 1976
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Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa. VI. The families Oxynotidae, Squalidae, Dalatiidae and Echinorhinidae. (3.8Mb) van der Elst, R.P. 1976
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Aspects of the intertidal ecology of the east coast of South Africa. (2.7Mb) Jackson, L.F. 1976
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Migration, growth and feeding in the Natal rock lobster Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus). (2.1Mb) Smale, M.J. 1978
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Reproduction, growth and production in the mussel, Perna perna (Linnaeus), on the east coast of South Africa. (1.1Mb) Berry, P.F. 1978
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An annotated checklist of southern African Scleractinia. (1.9Mb)

Boshoff, P.H. 1981
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Estimates of biomass, consumption and production of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier off the east coast of South Africa. (0.5Mb) Buchan, P.R. & Smale, M.J. 1981
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Aspects of the biology of five species of inshore reef fishes on the Natal Coast, South Africa. (0.7Mb) Joubert, C.S.W. 1981
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A survey of shore anglers' catches at selected sites on the Natal Coast, South Africa. (0.6Mb) Joubert, C.S.W. 1981
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Biomass and density of detritivores on a littoral rocky reef on the Natal Coast, with an estimate of population production for the ascidian Pyura stolonifera. (0.6Mb) Berry, P.F. 1982
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The biology of Parablennius cornutus (L.) and Scartella emarginata (Günther) (Teleostei: Blenniidae) on a Natal reef. (0.7Mb) Eyberg, I. 1984
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Game fishes of the east coast of southern Africa. 2. Biology and systematics of the queen mackerel Scomberomorus plurilineatus. (0.5Mb) van der Elst, R.P. & Collette, B.B. 1984
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The Penaeoidea of southeast Africa. I. The study area and key to the southeast African species. (1.3Mb) de Freitas, A.J. 1984
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The Penaeoidea of southeast Africa. II - The families Aristeidae and Solenoceridae. (3.3Mb) de Freitas, A.J. 1985
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The Penaeoidea of southeast Africa. II - The family Penaeidae (excluding genus Penaeus). (4.9Mb) de Freitas, A.J. 1987
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The Penaeoidea of southeast Africa. V - The family Sicyoniidae. (0.5Mb) de Freitas, A.J. 1984
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Chaetognaths as indicators of water masses in the Agulhas Current System. (0.9Mb) Schleyer, M.H. 1985
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The offshore linefishery of Natal: I: Exploited population structures of the sparids Chrysoblephus puniceus and Cheimerius nufar. (0.6Mb) Garratt, P.A. 1985
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The offshore linefishery of Natal: II: Reproductive biology of the sparids Chrysoblephus puniceus and Cheimerius nufar. (1.0Mb) Garratt, P.A. 1985
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The offshore linefishery of Natal: III: Food and feeding of the sparids Chrysoblephus puniceus and Cheimerius nufar. (0.7Mb) Garratt, P.A. 1986
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Aspects of the biology of Natal Littorinidae: I: Population dispersion and microhabitat selection. (0.8Mb) Potter, C.M. 1987
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Aspects of the biology of Natal Littorinidae: II: Feeding and food availability. (0.8Mb) Potter, C.M. & Schleyer, M.H. 1991
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Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean I. Alcyonacea from Sodwana Bay, South Africa. (0.6Mb) Benayahu, Y. (Edited by Schleyer, M.H.) 1993
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Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean II. Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from deep reefs on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa. (0.5Mb) Benayahu, Y. & Schleyer, M.H. (Edited by Schleyer, M.H.) 1995
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Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean III. Alcyonacea (Octocorallia) of Bazaruto Island, Mozambique, with a redescription of Cladiella australis (Macfadyen, 1936) and a description of Cladiella kashmani spec. nov. (1.0Mb) Benayahu, Y. & Schleyer, M.H. (Edited by Schleyer, M.H.) 1996
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Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean IV. The hard coral family Faviidae Gregory, 1900 (Scleractinia: Faviina). (2.2Mb) Riegi, B. (Edited by Schleyer, M.H.) 1996
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Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean V. Leptophyton banayahui gen. nov. & spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from deep reefs off Durban and on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, South Africa. (0.5Mb) Ofwegen, L.P. & Schleyer, M.H.. (Edited by Schleyer, M.H.) 1997

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