scholarly journals Requirements for marine protected areas to conserve the biodiversity of rocky reef fishes

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Gladstone
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Rocky Reef

scholarly journals Fishing-gear restrictions and biomass gains for coral reef fishes in marine protected areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 401-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart J. Campbell ◽  
Graham J. Edgar ◽  
Rick D. Stuart-Smith ◽  
German Soler ◽  
Amanda E. Bates
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Coral Reef Fishes ◽  
Fishing Gear

Contrasting effects of marine protected areas on the abundance of two exploited reef fishes at the sub-tropical Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. NARDI ◽  
G.P. JONES ◽  
M.J. MORAN ◽  
Y.W. CHENG
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Coral Trout ◽  
Body Sizes ◽  
Equivalent Control ◽  
Houtman Abrolhos Islands

A unique assemblage of tropical and temperate marine organisms characterizes the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, four clusters of islands and reefs off the coast of mid-Western Australia. Four reef observation areas or marine protected areas (MPAs) were established in 1994 to examine their value in protecting vulnerable reef fish species, including the sub-tropical wrasse, Choerodon rubescens, and the coral trout, Plectropomus leopardus. In 1993 and 1994 (prior to protection), population densities and body sizes were monitored at two island groups (Easter and Wallabi). At each location, the MPAs and the equivalent ‘control’ areas to remain open to fishing were monitored by underwater visual censuses. These closed and open areas were subsequently monitored four more times between 1995 and 2002 to assess long-term trends in abundance and population structure. Populations of the wrasse, C. rubescens, did not appear to respond to protection, exhibiting irregular fluctuations in both closed and open areas throughout the study. In contrast, although there were no significant increases for P. leopardus for the first three years of closure, after eight years of protection there were significantly larger numbers of P. leopardus in the closed areas. There was a three-fold increase at the Easter Group and a seven-fold increase at the Wallabi Group, relative to open fishing areas, attributed primarily to reduced fishing mortality. Significant closed areas (17% of the P. leopardus habitat) provided substantial stock-wide impacts. The data also indicate that the MPAs can be effective where some forms of fishing (such as lobster fishing) are permitted which are compatible with the objectives of the MPA. While MPAs are clearly an effective tool for increasing the local abundance of some reef fishes, the spatial and temporal scales required for their success may vary among species.

Community assemblages of commercially important coral reef fishes inside and outside marine protected areas in the Philippines

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard N. Muallil ◽  
Melchor R. Deocadez ◽  
Renmar Jun S. Martinez ◽  
Samuel S. Mamauag ◽  
Cleto L. Nañola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Coral Reef Fishes ◽  
Commercially Important ◽  
Community Assemblages

scholarly journals Abiotic surrogates for temperate rocky reef biodiversity: implications for marine protected areas

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Rees ◽  
Alan Jordan ◽  
Owen F. Price ◽  
Melinda A. Coleman ◽  
Andrew R. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Temperate Rocky Reef

scholarly journals Benthic Diversity of Sessile Organisms in Rocky Reef Habitats of Coastal Brazil: An Insight into the Implementation of Marine Protected Areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 09 (12) ◽  
pp. 404-412
Author(s):  
Ralf Riedel ◽  
Fernando Castro-Cardoso ◽  
Gabriel Correal ◽  
Mauricio Mata
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Sessile Organisms ◽  
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