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Vertical Zoning in Marine Protected Areas: Ecological Considerations for Balancing Pelagic Fishing with Conservation of Benthic Communities

Creator:

Grober-Dunsmore, Rikki, Wooninck, Lisa, Field, John, Ainsworth, Cameron, Beets, Jim, Berkeley, Steve, Bohnsack, Jim, Boulon, Rafe, Brodeur, Richard, Brodziak, John, Crowder, Larry, Gleason, Danny, Hixon, Mark, Kaufman, Les, Lindberg, Bill, Miller, Marc, Morgan, Lance, and Wahle, Charles

Abstract:

Marine protected areas (MPAs), ideally, manage human uses that threaten ecosystems, or components of ecosystems. During several recent MPA designation processes, concerns have arisen over the scientific justification for no-take MPAs, particularly those that restrict recreational fishing for pelagic species. An important question is: under what conditions might recreational pelagic...

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