Spatial heterogeneity in fishing creates de facto refugia for endangered Celtic Sea elasmobranchs.
The life history characteristics of some elasmobranchs make them particularly vulnerable to fishing mortality; about a third of all species are listed by the IUCN as Threatened or Near Threatened. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been suggested as a tool for conservation of elasmobranchs, but they...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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