Industrial Fishing Near West African Marine Protected Areas and Its Potential Effects on Mobile Marine Predators

Industrial Fishing Near West African Marine Protected Areas and Its Potential Effects on Mobile Marine Predators

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly implemented to facilitate the conservation of marine biodiversity and key habitats. However, these areas are often less effective to conserve mobile marine species like elasmobranchs (i.e., sharks and rays). Industrial fishing near MPA borders possibly...

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Main Authors: Guido Leurs, Karin J. van der Reijden, Sidi Yahya Cheikhna Lemrabott, Iça Barry, Diosnes Manuel Nonque, Han Olff, Samuel Ledo Pontes, Aissa Regalla, Laura L. Govers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
fisheries
threatened species
coastal ecosystems
marine conservation
elasmobranchs
fisheries ecology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.602917/full

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