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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Main Authors: Samuel Shephard, Hans Gerritsen, Michel J Kaiser, David G Reid
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3276233a19944f56a3d9e9af8d77548c
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