We investigated the effects of the Su Pallosu marine protected area (Central western Mediterranean) on the adjacent Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) fishery. After 11 years of no-take protection, a gradient of the lobster biomass (Catch Per Unit Effort) from the interior of the reserve up to a distance of about 20 km from its centre was found. CPUE showed non linear decline with distance from the centre of the reserve.
Spillover effects of a marine protected area on a exploited lobster Palinurus elephas resource
FOLLESA, MARIA CRISTINA;CUCCU, DANILA;CAU, ANGELO
2010-01-01
Abstract
We investigated the effects of the Su Pallosu marine protected area (Central western Mediterranean) on the adjacent Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) fishery. After 11 years of no-take protection, a gradient of the lobster biomass (Catch Per Unit Effort) from the interior of the reserve up to a distance of about 20 km from its centre was found. CPUE showed non linear decline with distance from the centre of the reserve.
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