Comparing Dynamic and Static Time-Area Closures for Bycatch Mitigation: A Management Strategy Evaluation of a Swordfish Fishery

Time-area closures are a valuable tool for mitigating fisheries bycatch. There is increasing recognition that dynamic closures, which have boundaries that vary across space and time, can be more effective than static closures at protecting mobile species in dynamic environments. We created a managem...

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Main Authors: James A. Smith, Desiree Tommasi, Heather Welch, Elliott L. Hazen, Jonathan Sweeney, Stephanie Brodie, Barbara Muhling, Stephen M. Stohs, Michael G. Jacox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.630607/full