2006 DIFS Publications

BOOKS/CHAPTERS/MONOGRAPHS

• Scott,LEP, Skelton,PH, Booth,AJ, Verheust,L, Harris,R and Dooley,J. Atlas of Southern African Freshwater Fishes. Smithiana Monograph. SAIAB. Grahamstown. 2006. 303 pp.

PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH JOURNALS IN ABSTRACT AND/OR FULL PAPER

• Booth,AJ and Potts,WM. "Estimating gill-net selectivity for Labeo umbratus (Pisces:Cyprinidae) and an evaluation of using fyke-nets as a non-destructive sampling gear in small reservoirs". Fisheries Research. 2006. 79,202-209.
• Booth,AJ and Quinn,TJ. "Maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches to stock assessment when data are questionable". Fisheries Research. 2006. 80,169-181.
• Dicken,ML, Booth,AJ and Smale,MJ. "Preliminary observations of tag shedding, tag reporting, tag wounds and tag biofouling for raggedtooth sharks (Carcharias taurus) tagged off the east coast of South Africa". ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 63(9),1640-1648.
• Dicken,ML, Smale,MJ and Booth,AJ. "Shark fishing effort and catch of the raggedtooth shark (Carcharias taurus) in the South African competitive shore-angling fishery". African Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 28,589-601.
• Dicken,ML, Smale,MJ and Booth,AJ. "Spatial and seasonal distribution patterns of the ragged-tooth shark (Carcharias taurus) along the coast of South Africa". African Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 28,603-616.
• Fairweather,TP, van der Lingen,CD, Booth,AJ, Drapeau,L and van der Westhuizen,JJ. "Indicators of sustainable fishing for South African sardine (Sardinops sagax) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)". African Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 28(3&4),661-680.
• Lukey,JR, Booth,AJ and Froneman,PW. "Fish population size and movement patterns in a small intermittently open South African estuary". Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 2006. 67,10-20.
• Rutaisire,J and Booth,AJ. "A histological description of ovarian recrudescence in two populations of Labeo victorianus populations". African Journal of Aquatic Science. 2005. 29,221-228.
• Rutaisire,J, Muwazi,RT and Booth,AJ. "Ultrastructural description of spermiogenesis and spermatozoa in Labeo victorianus, Boulenger, 1901 (Pisces: Cyprinidae)". African Journal of Ecology. 2006. 44,102-105
• Fairweather,TP, Booth,AJ, Sauer,WHH and Leslie,RW. "Spatial description of hake-directed fishing activity off the west coast of South Africa". African Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 28(1),13-24.
• Potts,WM, Booth,AJ, Hecht,T and Andrew,T. "Predictor variables for moggel (Labeo umbratus) biomass and production in small South African reservoirs". African Journal of Aquatic Science. 2006. 31(1),107-118.
• Potts,WM, Booth,AJ, Hecht,T and Andrew,T. "The life history and fishery potential of Labeo umbratus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in five small South African reservoirs". African Journal of Aquatic Science. 2006. 31(2),285-295.
• Kruitwagen,G, Hecht,T, Pratap,HB and Wengelaar-Bonga,SE. "Changes in morphology and growth of the mudskipper Periodphthalmus argentinilineatus associated with coastal pollution". Marine Biology. 2006. 149(2),201-211.
• Lockyear,JF, Hecht,T, Kaiser,H and Teske,PR. "The distribution and abundance of the endangered Knysna seahorse, Hippocampus capensis (Pisces: Syngnathidae) in South African estuaries". African Journal of Aquatic Science. 2006. 31(2),275-283.
• Kaiser,H, Brill,G, Cahill,J, Collett,P, Czypionka,K, Green,A, Orr,K, Pattrick,P, Scheepers,R, Stonier,T, Whitehead,MA and Yearsley,R. "Testing clove oil as an anaesthetic for long-distance transport of live fish: the case of Lake Victoria cichlid Haplochromis obliquidens". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2006. 22,510-514.
• Kaiser,H, Gordon,AK and Paulet,G. "Review of the African distribution of the brine shrimp genus Artemia". Water SA. 2006. 32(4),597-603.
• Naigaga,I and Kaiser,H. "A note on copper bioaccumulation in Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus". African Journal of Aquatic Science. 2006. 31(1),119-124.
• Sink,KJ, Boshoff,W, Samaai,T, Timm,PG and Kerwath,SE. "Observations of the habitats and biodiversity of the submarine canyons at Sodwana bay". South African Journal of Science. 2006. 102,466-473.
• Naran,D, Skelton,PH and Villet,MH. "Karyology of the redfin minnows genus Pseudobarbus Smith 1841 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): one of the evolutionarily tetraploid lineages of South African barbines". African Zoology. 2006. 41(2),178-182.
• Richardson,N, Whitfield,AK and Paterson,AK. "The influence of selected environmental parameters on the distribution of the dominant fishes in the Kariega estuary channel, South Africa". African Zoology. 2006. 41(1),89-102.
• Kerwath,SE, Götz,A, Wilke,C, Attwood,CG and Sauer,WHH. "A comparative evaluation of three methods used to tag South African linefish". African Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 28(3&4),637-643.
• Walmsley,SA, Leslie,RW and Sauer,WHH. "Managing South Africa's trawl bycatch". ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 1-8.
• Olyott,LJH, Sauer,WHH and Booth,AJ. "Spatio-temporal patterns in maturation of the chokka squid (Loligo vulgaris reynaudii) off the coast of South Africa". ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2006. 63,1649-1664.
• Vine,NG, Leukes,WD and Kaiser,H. "Probiotics in marine larviculture". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 2006. 30,404-427.
• Weyl,OLF and Lewis,H. "First record of predation by the alien invasive freshwater fish Micropterus salmoides L. (Centrarchidae) on migrating estuarine fishes in South Africa". African Zoology. 2006. 41(2),294-296.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Britz,PJ. "Development of Responsible Aquaculture Policy for the BCLME Region: Implementation Plan for BCLME Regional Aquaculture Policy Options". Prepared by EnvirofishAfrica (Pty) Ltd. for the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Programme.
• Hecht,T. "Book Review of Urban Aquaculture". Costa-Pierce, B.A (eds) African Journal of Aquatic Science. Cabi Publishing. New York. 2006. 31, 163-164.
• James,NPE. "Guidelines for the operation of Hatcheries". Water Research Commission WRC Project K5/1580/4: Participatory Development of Provincial Aquaculture Programmes for Improved Rural Food Security and Livelihood Alternatives. 2006. 1-42.
• Rouhani,QA and Hinrichsen,E. "Aquaculture Marketing Guidelines". Water Research Commission WRC Project K5/1580/4: Participatory Development of Provincial Aquaculture Programmes for Improved Rural Food Security and Livelihood Alternatives. 2006. 1-24.
• Vine,NG. "Fish Pond Culture in Rural South Africa - A manual for extension". Water Research Commission WRC Project K5/1580/4: Participatory Development of Provincial Aquaculture Programmes for Improved Rural Food Security and Livelihood Alternatives. Water Research Commission. 2006. 1-97.
• Vine,NG. "Fish Pond Culture in Rural South Africa - A manual for farmers". Water Research Commission WRC Project K5/1580/4: Participatory Development of Provincial Aquaculture Programmes for Improved Rural Food Security and Livelihood Alternatives. Water Research Commission. 2006. 1-84.
• Vine,NG. "A guideline for the production of quality fish in South African rural aquaculture". Water Research Commission WRC Project K5/1580/4: Participatory Development of Provincial Aquaculture Programmes for Improved Rural Food Security and Livelihood Alternatives. 2006. 1-11.

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT ACADEMIC/SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES (PROCEEDINGS,BOOKLETS and ATTENDANCE)

i. Local Conferences (Within South Africa)

• Rouhani,QA, Hlatswayo,M, Backeberg,G and Britz,PJ. "Defining a new role for South African Universities: Engaging government to assist in achieving national goals". The 1st All Africa Technology Diffusion Conference 2006. Birchwood Executive Hotel and Conference Centre, Boksburg. June 2006.

ii. International Conferences (Outside South Africa)

• Britz,PJ. "The outlook for aquaculture development in southern Africa". Fisheries and Aquaculture in southern Africa, Development and Management. Windhoek Country Club, Windhoek. Namibia. August 2006.
• Raemaekers,R, Godfrey,BP and Britz,PJ. "Assessing fishing effort and behaviour in the illegal abalone fishery of Port Elizabeth, South Africa". VI International Abalone Symposium. University de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt. Chile. February 2006.
• Britz,PJ and Jones,CLW. "Review of Abalone Feeding Options in South Africa". VI International Abalone Symposium. University de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt. Chile. February 2006.
• Hecht,T. "A synopsis of aquaculture in sub Saharan Africa". FAO/NACA Global Aquaculture Review Workshop. Guangzou. China. March 2006.
• Hecht,T. "A review of feeds and fertilizers for sustainable aquaculture development in sub-saharan African countries". FAO Aquafeeds Workshop. Wuxi. China. March 2006.
• Hecht,T and Ende,S. "Osteological development of the feeding apparatus in the white-margined sole, Synaptura marginata". World Aquaculture Society Conference. Florence. Italy. May 2006.
• Jones,CLW and Britz,PJ. "Development of a low-protein, water stable kelp diet for the South African abalone culture industry". VI International Abalone Symposium. University de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt. Chile. February 2006.
• Sauer,WHH. "The daily spawning cycle of Loligo vulgaris reynaudii". Cephalopod Life Cycles. Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart. Tasmania. February 2006. 63.
• Vine,NG. "Probiotics in marine fish larviculture". Australasian Aquaculture. Adelaide Conference Centre, Adelaide. Australia. August 2006.
• Weyl,OLF. "The nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus invasion of Lake Chicamba, Manica Province, Mozambique". Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists/ Phycological Society of Southern Africa, Joint Conference – “From Source To Sea”. Rovuma Polana, Maputo. Mozambique. June 2006.