Analysis of demersal fish assemblages on the Senegalese continental shelf considering changes and fishing impact over the last decades
Jouffre, D.; Domalain, J.; Caverivière, A. (2002). Analysis of demersal fish assemblages on the Senegalese continental shelf considering changes and fishing impact over the last decades, in: Brown, M. et al. The Colour of Ocean Data: International Symposium on oceanographic data and information management, with special attention to biological data. Brussels, Belgium, 25-27 November 2002: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 11: pp. 69 In: Brown, M. et al. (2002). The Colour of Ocean Data: International Symposium on oceanographic data and information management, with special attention to biological data. Brussels, Belgium, 25-27 November 2002: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 11. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. XI, 93 pp., more In: VLIZ Special Publication. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISSN 1377-0950, more |  |
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| Abstract | The assemblages of demersal fish and associated species (cephalopods, gasteropods and crustaceans) on the Senegalese continental shelf (West Africa) are analysed in order to characterize their structure, diversity and evolution during the last decades. The biological data come from historical series of scientific trawling surveys. The analytical process, as well as the interpretation of the results, are directed towards an evaluation of the ecosystems effects of fishing, in a zone which has undergone an increasing pressure of commercial exploitation for several decades. The adequacy of the data for such a purpose is also discussed. |
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