either in pristine condition, healthy, critical or unknown. The majority of marine species were in a healthy condition, 12 were listed as pristine and six critical condition. Table 3.2: The status of species or species groups in the Goukamma MPA (Atwood et al. 1997). Species Scientific name/Family Pristine Healthy Critical Unknown name Southern right whale Eubalaena australis X Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale X Sousa chinensis Humpback dolphin X Delphinus delphis Common dolphin X Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin X Aonyx capensis Cape clawless otter X Arctocephalus pusillus Cape fur seal X Whitebreasted cormorant Whitebreasted X cormorant Haematopus moquini African black X oystercatcher Umbrina robinsoni Belman X Pachymetopon grande Bronze bream X Pomatomus saltatrix Elf/shad X Dischistius capensis Galjoen X Argyrosomus inodorus Kob X Sparodon durbanensis Musselcracker X Cymatoceps nasutus Poenskop X Petrus rupestris Red steenbras X Polysteganus undulosus Seventyfour X Sparidae Stumpnoses X Lithognathus lithognathus White steenbras X Serranidae Serranidae X Carangidae Carangidae X Shallow reef sparids X Deep reef sparids X Carcharhinus brachyurus Bronze whaler X Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark X Sphyrna zygaena Hammerhead shark X spp. Isurus Mako shark X Carcharias taurus Ragged tooth shark X spp. Rhinobatos Sand/guitar sharks X Rajidae Skates X Mustelus mustelus Smooth hounds X Galeorhinus galeus Soupfin sharks X Triakis megalopterus Spotted gulley shark X Choromytilus Black/brown mussels X meridionalis / Perna perna Chitons X spp. Cypraea Cowrie X Sepia sp. Cuttlefish X Turbo sarmaticus Alikreukel X Limpets X spp. Octopus Octopus X Littorinids Periwinkles X spp. Bullia Plough shells X Striostrea margaritacea Rock oysters X Pecten sulcicostatus Scallop X
either in pristine condition, healthy, critical or unknown. The majority of marine species were in a healthy condition, 12 were listed as pristine and six critical condition. Table 3.2: The status of species or species groups in the Goukamma MPA (Atwood et al. 1997). Species Scientific name/Family name Pristine Healthy Critical Unknown Southern right whale Eubalaena australis X Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae X Humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis X Common dolphin Delphinus delphis X Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus X Cape clawless otter Aonyx capensis X Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus X Whitebreasted cormorant Whitebreasted cormorant X African black oystercatcher Haematopus moquini X Belman Umbrina robinsoni X Bronze bream Pachymetopon grande X Elf/shad Pomatomus saltatrix X Galjoen Dischistius capensis X Kob Argyrosomus inodorus X Musselcracker Sparodon durbanensis X Poenskop Cymatoceps nasutus X Red steenbras Petrus rupestris X Seventyfour Polysteganus undulosus X Stumpnoses Sparidae X White steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus X Serranidae Serranidae X Carangidae Carangidae X Shallow reef sparids X Deep reef sparids X Bronze whaler Carcharhinus brachyurus X Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias X Hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena X Mako shark Isurus spp. X Ragged tooth shark Carcharias taurus X Sand/guitar sharks Rhinobatos spp. X Skates Rajidae X Smooth hounds Mustelus mustelus X Soupfin sharks Galeorhinus galeus X Spotted gulley shark Triakis megalopterus X Black/brown mussels Choromytilus meridionalis / Perna perna X Chitons X Cowrie Cypraea spp. X Cuttlefish Sepia sp. X Alikreukel Turbo sarmaticus X Limpets X Octopus Octopus spp. X Periwinkles Littorinids X Plough shells Bullia spp. X Rock oysters Striostrea margaritacea X Scallop Pecten sulcicostatus X
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