Quantifying the degree of protection afforded by a no-take marine reserve on an exploited shark

Sharks have been shown to benefit from the protection of marine protected areas (MPAs). There is, however, little information on the degree of protection by MPAs to shark populations. The movements of individual smoothhound sharks Mustelus mustelus in, and adjacent to, a small (34 km 2 ) no-take MPA...

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Published in:	African journal of marine science Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 57 - 66
Main Authors:	da Silva, C, Kerwath, SE, Attwood, CG, Thorstad, EB, Cowley, PD, Økland, F, Wilke, CG, Næsje, TF
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Grahamstown Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2013 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Acoustic telemetry acoustics coasts conservation areas Fish populations fisheries management Lagoons Marine Marine conservation marine protected area Marine protected areas Mustelus mustelus Sharks South Africa spring summer Telemetry Winter PSW, South Africa, Western Cape, Saldanha Bay PSW, South Africa, Western Cape, Langebaan Lagoon South Africa
ISSN:	1814-232X, 1814-2338, 1814-2338
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