Positive Catch & Economic Benefits of Periodic Octopus Fishery Closures: Do Effective, Narrowly Targeted Actions 'Catalyze' Broader Management?
Eight years of octopus fishery records from southwest Madagascar reveal significant positive impacts from 36 periodic closures on: (a) fishery catches and (b) village fishery income, such that (c) economic benefits from increased landings outweigh costs of foregone catch. Closures covered ~20% of a...
Main Authors: | Thomas A Oliver, Kirsten L L Oleson, Hajanaina Ratsimbazafy, Daniel Raberinary, Sophie Benbow, Alasdair Harris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4471298?pdf=render |
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