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An unintended experiment in fisheries science: a marine area protected by war results in mexican waves in fish numbers-at-age
(Springer Nature, 2010-07-13)
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are attaining increasing importance in the management of marine ecosystems. They are effective for conservation in tropical and subtropical areas (mainly coral and rocky reefs), but it is ...
Spatial heterogeneity in fishing creates de facto refugia for endangered celtic sea elasmobranchs
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-11-14)
The life history characteristics of some elasmobranchs make them particularly vulnerable to fishing mortality; about a third of all species are listed by the IUCN as Threatened or Near Threatened. Marine Protected Areas ...