Fishermen Are Respecting Most Channel Islands MPA Boundaries, Oregon State University Analysis Shows
Fish are thriving and poachers are staying out of marine protected areas around California’s Channel Islands, a new population analysis by researchers show.
The analysis estimates fish populations and harvest rates based on the numbers of larger, older fish present; fewer larger fish is an indication of higher harvesting rates. Researchers found harvest rates essentially at zero for four species of kelp forest fish inside the marine protected areas between 2003...
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