Quantifying fishing activity within and adjacent to NE Gulf of Mexico marine protected areas

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• Personal Author:
  Smith, Steven G. (Steven Glen), 1963- ; Zurcher, Natalia. ; Davy, Kay B.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; MPA (Marine Protected Areas)
• Description:
  "The goal of this project was to determine the amount, type, and spatial pattern of fishing activity within the Madison-Swanson and Steamboat Lumps MPAs as well as within adjacent areas open to fishing on the west Florida shelf. The study had three main objectives: 1) to develop field sampling methods using fixed-wing aircraft for obtaining georeferenced data on fishing and other vessels operating within the Madison-Swanson and Steamboat Lumps MPAs and adjacent areas; 2) to develop a statistical sampling design and conduct seasonal aerial surveys of vessels in the target MPAs and adjacent areas; and 3) to develop statistical analysis procedures for quantifying fishing and other vessel activity within the survey domain"--P. 3.
• Keywords:
  Coral Reef Conservation Coral Reef Fishes Effect Of Fishing On Environmental Aspects Fishery Management Fishing Fishing Boats Management Marine Parks And Reserves Coral Reef Conservation Coral Reef Fishes Effect Of Fishing On Environmental Aspects Fishery Management Fishing Boats Marine Parks And Reserves

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• Document Type:
  Professional Paper
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA17RJ1226
• Place as Subject:
  Mexico, Gulf of
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b9edd663bdeef7538d3ddfc9ac924f00922a7c8a721ea6209a8a57d081a95d1a
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/11367/noaa_11367_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.14 MB ]