Evaluating the biological effectiveness of fully and partially protected marine areas

M Sciberras, SR Jenkins, MJ Kaiser, SJ Hawkins… - Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) encompass a range of protection
levels, from fully protected no-take areas to restriction of only particular activities, gear types …

Biological responses in marine no-take reserves versus partially protected areas

SE Lester, BS Halpern - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2008 - int-res.com
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a common tool for conserving and managing marine
and coastal ecosystems. MPAs encompass a range of protection levels, from fully protected …

Evidence that spillover from Marine Protected Areas benefits the spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery in southern California

HS Lenihan, JP Gallagher, JR Peters, AC Stier… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designed to enhance biodiversity and
ecosystem services. Some MPAs are also established to benefit fisheries through increased …

Net contribution of spillover from a marine reserve to fishery catches

R Goñi, R Hilborn, D Díaz, S Mallol… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2010 - int-res.com
Benefits for fisheries from marine protected areas (MPAs) are expected from recruitment of
exported eggs and larvae as well as from spillover of adults to adjacent fishing grounds …

Studies of no-take marine reserves: Methods for differentiating reserve and habitat effects

KI Miller, GR Russ - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2014 - Elsevier
No-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are promoted extensively as conservation and fisheries
management tools in response to marine ecosystem degradation and fisheries decline, but …

Combined analyses of kinship and FST suggest potential drivers of chaotic genetic patchiness in high gene‐flow populations

M Iacchei, T Ben‐Horin, KA Selkoe, CE Bird… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We combine kinship estimates with traditional F‐statistics to explain contemporary drivers of
population genetic differentiation despite high gene flow. We investigate range‐wide …

Evaluating the relative conservation value of fully and partially protected marine areas

M Sciberras, SR Jenkins, R Mant, MJ Kaiser… - Fish and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The establishment of marine protected areas (MPA s), particularly of no‐take areas, is often
viewed as a conflict between conservation and fishing. Partially protected areas (PPA s) that …

Panulirus species

BF Phillips, R Melville‐Smith, MC Kay… - Lobsters: biology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Spiny lobsters are among the most valuable species in the world's oceans. Because of this
they have been a focus of research and several have become among the most studied …

Spillover effects of a Mediterranean marine protected area on the European spiny lobster Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) resource

MC Follesa, R Cannas, A Cau, D Cuccu… - Aquatic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
An assessment is made of the reserve's benefits within the no‐take area of Su Pallosu
(Western Mediterranean) and in its neighbouring fishing ground in the 12 years since its …

The California Marine Life Protection Act: A balance of top down and bottom up governance in MPA planning

ET Saarman, MH Carr - Marine Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
California recently established a state-wide MPA network that extends over 1900km of
coastline and includes 124MPAs totaling nearly 2200km². Designing and implementing …