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Steven Maviglio: New studies show Marine Protected Areas benefit fish — and fishermen

Posted by: Maven on February 23, 2010 at 6:34 am

lighthouseFrom Steven Maviglio at IndyBay.org:

“Several new studies released yesterday in a special ocean-focused issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) have found that well-designed networks of marine reserves can provide both economic and environmental benefits.

Scientists at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) conference, held this week in San Diego, highlighted marine reserve success stories from Los Angeles and Australia, showing that the protection of key habitat can rebuild fisheries and improve overall ocean health.

“There is plenty of new evidence to show that if reserves are designed well, they can benefit both fish and fishermen,” said Steven Gaines, Dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara in a press release on Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100221200904.htm.

UC Santa Barbara’s Ben Halpern and Andrew Rassweiler emphasized the importance of location in a Science News http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/56511/title/Placement_of_marine_reserves_is_key article. Marine reserves placed in the areas where fish and shellfish feed and breed can increase fishermen’s profits while decreasing their impacts on fish populations. … “

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February 23, 2010 · Filed Under Oceans & Beaches

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