Use of a counterfactual approach to evaluate the effect of area closures on fishing location in a tropical tuna fishery

Spatial closures are widely used in marine conservation and fisheries management and it is important to understand their contribution to achieving management objectives. Many previous evaluations of closed area effects have used before-after comparisons, which, without controlling for a full range o...

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Main Authors: Davies, T, Mees, C, Milner-Gulland, E
Format: Journal article
Published: Public Library of Science 2017