The  fishery effects of marine reserves and fishery closures

Gell, Fiona Rachel.; Roberts, Callum.

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The fishery effects of marine reserves and fishery closures

2003
By Gell, Fiona Rachel. ; Roberts, Callum.

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Alternative Title:

Marine reserves and fishery closures
Personal Author:

Gell, Fiona Rachel. ; Roberts, Callum.
Corporate Authors:

United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; World Wildlife Fund (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Description:

Describes and evaluates the use of marine reserves as a fishery management tool, and concludes that efficacy of this strategy is evidenced by increases in affected fish stocks, increases in affected fishes' biomass, increased catches in areas close to reserve boundaries (known as "fishing-the-line"), inter alia.
Keywords:

Coral Reef Conservation Economic Aspects Evaluation Fishery Closures Fishery Management Habitat Conservation Management Marine Parks And Reserves Marine Resources Conservation Coral Reef Conservation Economic Aspects Fishery Closures Fishery Management Habitat Conservation Marine Parks And Reserves Marine Resources Conservation
Document Type:

Professional Paper
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Public Domain
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Library
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urn:sha256:ffe8d8f3ffbd65d6329bec0b1c5a5552dd6a4376b54f96fc029c14fa7a6d5dbe
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