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Estimating harvest rates to assess the efficacy of marine reserves in the Santa Barbara Channel Islands

Creator:

Yamane, Mark T.

Abstract:

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are used in ecosystem-based management (EBM) to increase the abundance and biomass of targeted species and protect their ecosystems by restricting certain human activities. Marine reserves (i.e. no-take MPAs) aim to achieve this by prohibiting harvest in the area. While MPAs are currently evaluated through assessments...

Resource Type:

Research Paper

Full Text:

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