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| Kithakeni, T.; Ndaro, S.G.M.. |
| Some aspects of the biology of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1935 were studied along the coast of Dar es Salaam. Samples of Holothuria scabra were collected from Kunduchi and Buyuni between January and December 1999. The abundance of Holothuria scabra was higher in Buyuni (3951) than in Kunduchi (1176). However, the level of exploitation per year from far reefs was higher in Kunduchi than in Buyuni. Sea cucumber harvesting by villagers is done monthly on intertidal areas and from reef flats near to the villages. Higher catches from Buyuni were recorded during August and November (perhaps due to light winds such that trips could be made to far-off reefs), while the catch from Kunduchi was relatively low throughout a year. The length- frequency... |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Echinoderm fisheries Holothuria scabra Fishery biology Breeding Seasonality ISW; Tanzania. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38 |
