Cape Gannet on the Sardine Run The Cape gannet (Morus capensis) is listed as vulnerable since it has a very small breeding range on just six islands, and over-exploitation of its prey by human fisheries – compounded by pollution – is causing a continuous decline in the quality of surrounding waters for foraging. It’s a 84-94 cm, […]
S H O’Donoghue, P A Whittington, B M Dyer & V M Peddemors (2010) Abundance and distribution of avian and marine mammal predators of sardine observed during the 2005 KwaZulu-Natal sardine run survey. African Journal of Marine Science. Volume 32, Issue 2, 2010 Abstract Opportunistic observations to determine the relative abundance and distribution of marine mammal and seabird predators of...
S H O’Donoghue, L Drapeau & V M Peddemors (2010) Broad-scale distribution patterns of sardine and their predators in relation to remotely sensed environmental conditions during the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. African Journal of Marine Science Volume 32, Issue 2 Abstract The annual movement of South African sardine Sardinops sagax up the east coast of South Africa, known as the […]