Impact of a large-scale area closure on patterns of fishing disturbance and the consequences for benthic communities
Open Access
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 60 (2) , 371-380
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-3139(03)00010-9
Abstract
Seasonal area closures of fisheries are primarily used to reduce fishing mortality on target species. In the absence of effort controls, fishing vesKeywords
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